pleased to make your acquaintance
to become desperate; to give in to despair
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to say; to tell; to state; to do
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
indulgence (esp. in the Catholic Church); excuse; justification; rationalization
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
place; situation; position; location
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
genuine article; real thing; real deal
way out; means to escape; escape route
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
strong pressure; heavy pressure
the last moment; the very end
menial; meanness; servility; abject
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
narrow-minded; intolerant; petty
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
conviction; belief; confidence
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus