doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
proposal; offer; request; application
each time; every time; thank you for your continued patronage; thank you for your support; hello; I'm coming in
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
to take off one's glasses
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
brains (of an operation); advisor; brain trust; brain (organ)
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
to harmonize with; to keep in tune with; to go along with; to keep in step
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
unexpected meeting; coincidence
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
date (of an event, meeting, etc.)
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
son (of others); boy; young master; young man innocent of the ways of the world; man of pampered upbringing; greenhorn (from a well-off family)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
rare (or peculiar) animal
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
curiosity; inquisitiveness
(rolling) along; (rolling) over and over; with a bright, ringing sound (e.g. of a bell); (laughing) in a bright, high-pitched tone; (changing) frequently (of opinions, conversation topic, etc.); constantly; (losing) all too easily
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse