resignation; acceptance; consolation
manners; courtesy; etiquette
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
tips of one's hair; hair ends
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
good-looking; fair; beautiful
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
in the same breath; hardly had the words been said
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness