thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
the right person in the right place
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
back off!; leave me alone!