to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
you learn, without realising it, from what is around you; (lit.) a shop-boy near the temple gate (will recite sutras untaught)
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
details; particulars; whole story; sequence of events; chronology; circumstances
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
trouble; bother; annoyance
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
surgery; department of surgery (hospital, etc.)
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
final; eventual; ultimate
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
that is to say; so that means
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
method of bringing up; method of raising