dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
circuit (electric); cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
though; notwithstanding; although
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
reputation; respectability
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
arguments for and against; pros and cons; mixed reception; mixed reviews
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
be (that) as it may; having said that
forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
cold reception; inhospitality
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
profitable plan; good plan
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
flight; running away; absconding; elopement