preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
flustered; flurried; stuttering (e.g. an apology)
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
vague recollection; faint memory
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
finally; at last; at length; barely; narrowly; hardly
originally; by nature; from the start
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to be at a loss for words
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
decoration; ornament; trimmings
button (clothing); push-button
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind