recommendation; referral; endorsement
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to put one's hand on; to touch
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
income; receipts; revenue
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
to look down on; to make light of
shyness; bashfulness; shame
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
on the way back; when about to go back
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
Frappuccino (Starbucks brand of iced coffee)
pregnancy; conception; gestation
doing something frantically; frantic state
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
serious; not joking; straight
to be enraged; to flip out
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye