zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to
myself; yourself; I; me; you
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
the way one works; one's working manner
almost every day; almost daily
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
everything; anything; nothing
study; diligence; discount; reduction
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
(nature, etc.) observation diary
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
at work; in the midst of work; working
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am