least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
comfort; consolation; diversion
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
trudging (along); plodding; slowly and with heavy steps
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
email; mail; post; message (in an instant messaging application); instant message; male
incoming call history; log of incoming calls
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to act timid; to show diffidence; to be hesitant; to appear embarrassed; to look ashamed
calm; composed; cool; quiet
besides; in addition; also; moreover
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
grand; far-reaching; ambitious
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to hide; to keep to oneself
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
degree of attention; profile
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)