be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
unable to speak; inarticulate; mute; speechless; tongue-tied
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
because of; owing to; due to
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
kitchen waste; food scraps; raw garbage
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
single word; a few words; brief comment
to set one's sights on; to take aim (at); to have one's mind on
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to say; to be called; to do
first meeting; first interview with
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time