bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
true character; real nature
extraordinary; unusual; strange; unexpected
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
regret; repentance; remorse
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to have a talk; to tell a story
to be deeply impressed (by); to be moved (by); to admire greatly
something like ...; something called ...
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
way; method; means; resource; course
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
no!; no no!; no, not at all
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
to be to the point; to be pertinent
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
preferential treatment; special treatment; different treatment; express delivery; special delivery
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
(in) his way; peculiar to him
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
one's own style; self-taught manner
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
to become the focus of (attention, sympathy, hope, etc.)
letting (someone) die without helping
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)