station wagon; estate car; minivan; people carrier
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
to sniff out; to get wind of
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
in a train (car, bus, etc.); on a train
origin; (arch.) appearance of an auspicious sign that one will receive a divine mandate to becoming emperor; (arch.) birth of an emperor or his ancestors
there's no smoke without fire
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information); reference
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
at once; immediately; right now
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to keep in mind; to memorize
contact information (address, phone number, etc.)
(mouse) click; click (sound)
to telephone; to make a phone call
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
bad condition; poor condition; disorder; failure; rupture; breakdown (e.g. of negotiations)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
psychiatry; psychiatric department
going to the hospital regularly for treatment; attending hospital as an outpatient
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
diagnosis and treatment; medical care
to examine (medically); to have a look at; to check (a patient's pulse)
floor; dance floor; sales floor; floor (of a building); storey