to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
that; the matter in question
bygones; the past; past event
difficult to ...; hard to ...
extremity; end; bound; limit
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
speech and conduct; words and deeds
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
wind music; wind instrument music
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
comparatively; relatively
inexperienced person; incompetent person; ignoramus
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
while; even though; despite
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to follow another's example
adviser; advisor; consultant
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
confidentially; privately; off the record
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there