reception room; parlor; parlour
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
interruption; suspension; break
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
at work; in the midst of work; working
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
delicacy; tact; considerateness; sensitivity; thoughtfulness
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
different opinion; objection
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
at least; at most; (even) just
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
written oath; covenant; pledge
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
discord; (on) bad terms (with)
second day of the month; two days
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide