maid; helper; help; assistance
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
preparations for returning (home)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
trouble; quarrel; dispute
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
from the beginning; from scratch
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to become better; to improve
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
health; healthy; sound; fit
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
manners; behavior; behaviour
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
looking or acting as if one owned the place
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
in that manner; like that
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
everything one does; whatever one does
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush; to be infatuated
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
risky; dangerous; insecure
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
husband and wife; married couple
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently