to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
fruit wine (e.g. cider, wine, plum liquor); fruit liqueur
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
wagon; tea wagon; teacart; station wagon; estate car
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to be away from home; to be out of the house
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath
in the same manner as before; the same as always
yearned for; longed for; missed
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
ferry (crossing); ferry(boat); delivery
to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience