if so; in that case; in that situation
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
living thing; living creature; animal; life
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
dream for the future; hopes for the future
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
to annoy; to irritate; to cause offence; to provoke; to get on someone's nerves
to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
can't go on like this; can't stand it anymore; can't take it any longer
little by little; bit by bit
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to be conspicuous; to stand out
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
naturally; of course; understandably
gosu porcelain; asbolite; zaffer
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
brilliant; radiant; bright; sparkling
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle; end of the world (esp. in fiction); apocalypse