speech; address; curtain speech; prologue; way of speaking; manner of speech
from behind the scenes (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); from the sidelines; from a distance; secretly; in secret
to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful
token (gesture, gift, etc.); (done) for form's sake; for the sake of appearances
to get into an argument; to come to discuss; to be controversial (usu. as an adjectival phrase); to be contentious
charm; fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to captivate
by extension; in turn; by the same token; in addition; as well; consequently
provoking; rather annoying; (speaking ironically) darling
ability; capability; skill
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having chewed on a bitter bug
to follow loyally; to wait on someone hand and foot; to be at someone's beck and call
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
laughingstock; object of ridicule
anxiety (about the future)
long talk; long-winded speech
basa fish (Pangasius bocourti)
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
married woman; another's wife
to stick (in); to stick out; to rise sharply; to stand (doing nothing)
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
disinterested; unselfish; indifferent; detached
not a word to anyone; keep it secret; mum's the word
eye color; eye colour; expression (of the eyes); look; countenance
reputation; respectability; honour; honor