national costume; folk costume; native dress; traditional dress
Northern Europe; Nordic countries; Scandinavia
major subject; special study
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
honour; honor; glory; privilege
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
(this) small amount; (such a) paltry amount; only this much; slightest bit
(young and) innocent; naive; pure; fresh; artless; unsophisticated
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to burst open; to pop; to split
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to graduate from a university
means; expedient; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to open up to someone else; to divulge one's true feelings; to be openhearted
to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
depending on; dependent upon; relying on
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
now that you say that; now that you mention it
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered