as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
labored breathing; laboured breathing; dyspnea; dyspnoea
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
bobbed hairstyle; short bob
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
but; however; provided that
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
(set of) facial features; looks
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
possessed of a strong sense of duty
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty