wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
person being waited for; person who waits
point-scoring; scoring Brownie points
tottering steps; drunken staggering
gentle; mild; meek; tender
to accept (something) with thanks
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
good-value; economical; advantageous (price, deal, etc.); useful; helpful
have to; have no choice but to; cannot help (doing); be compelled to; be obliged to; be forced to
to negotiate; to settle a matter; to arrange
senior; elder; person older than oneself
itemization (of expenses); the items; breakdown; classification
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
energy conservation; economical use of energy
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
(I am) not sure; (I) can't say which
protegee; someone who one considers as a younger sister
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other
pointed knife; logging; cutting; (beef) scraps; starting to speak; extraction (of a portion of a media file)
quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony
supply; provision; service; supply
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
to jump from one thing to another
calm; composed; self-possessed; firm
disassembly; dismantling; decomposition; resolution; factorization
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
disturbance; upheaval; unrest; war; riot
to hoist the national flag
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off