lowest-ranking; one-star (hotel, restaurant, etc.)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
very; much; greatly; a lot of
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
domestic help; domestic helper; domestic servant; maid
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
keeping things tidy and in order
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
business world; business circles; (the) industry
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
company president; manager; director
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
tension; mental strain; nervousness
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
number of people; population; human head
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
image; figure; figure; form; image
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of