obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant
to feel uncomfortable; to be offended; to have a bad time
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
somewhat reserved (diffident); shyly; timidly; retiringly; in a retiring (reserved) manner
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food
candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
returning home to one's parents (orig. of a married person); visiting one's parents (for a prolonged period of stay); bride's first visit to her parents after getting married; coming back (of an item; after having been on loan, etc. abroad); (arch.) temporarily returning to one's home (of a servant)
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
pushing through; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
to affect someone's prestige; to be beneath one's dignity
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
sad; sorrowful; melancholy; plaintive
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
shedding tears; lacrimation