by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
puffing motion (when blowing, spitting, etc.); pouting (with displeasure)
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
(political) power; authority; influence
rights and interests (esp. those a country holds abroad)
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
distrust of (other) human beings
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
principle of laissez-faire
Sparta (ancient Greek city-state); hard education; hard training; strict; severe
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
personality; individuality; TV personality; celebrity
establishment; settlement
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
salvation by faith in Amitabha; relying on others; depending on others
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
administration; government; administrator; consul (of the French republic; 1799-1804)
affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like
politician (esp. one who works only for their own personal gain); politico
to knock down; to knock out