my; one's own; personal; privately owned
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
first meeting; first interview with
impression; strong belief (of the judge); conviction
minuscule amount; extremely small quantity
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to be detained; to take time
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering
to be overcome with emotion
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to bring (someone into a place); to lead into
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
popular spot; popular place; popular location
fruit wine (e.g. cider, wine, plum liquor); fruit liqueur
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
notice; attention; observation
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
unfortunately; regrettably