to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
choice; selection; option
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
to grow fond of; to grow attached to; to become enamoured with
troubled face; worried expression
two (long cylindrical things)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
each; (arch.) you (plural)
again; once again; yet again
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
third-year student; third-year pupil
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
is that so?; I see; right; oh
within the family; in the home; domestic
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
about; concerning; related to; -ish
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any