cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
detached; aloof; indifferent
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
veteran (e.g. soldier); battle-hardened; seasoned; (of) long military service
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
military man; warrior; soldier
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
technical; technological; practical
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
stealthily; secretly; in secret
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
nothing but; none other than
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
one's every action; every single move
pronunciation; production of sound
fluent (in a language); flowing
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
showing no sign of; not giving the slightest indication of; saying nothing at all about; not breathing a word of
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
to collect; to assemble; to gather
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest