shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
with a start; with a jump
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
jumping to a wrong conclusion
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
opposite; reverse; contrary
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
in case of; at that time; at this time
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
orphan; person without friends
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
within; inside of; less than
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
surname; family name; last name
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
matter causing distress; something causing worry
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least