kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
businesslike; professional
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to follow (a rule, precedent, etc.); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be proportionate to; to correspond to; to be equivalent to
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say; it's how you say it
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
senior high school; high school
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
company; friendship; association; (romantic) involvement; dating
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
so; therefore; and; (and) then
story; tale; talk; discussion
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
being startled; getting a shock
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words