a woman's natural inclination to care for others; big-sisterly disposition
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
transfer student; student changing schools
how long; how far; how much
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
to repeat; to do something over again
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
to well up; to burst; to arise
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
scale; scope; plan; structure
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
being startled; getting a shock
worried look; worried expression
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
relation; relative; kind; cordial
to care for someone; to look after someone
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
number one; first; best; most; game; round
index finger; forefinger; second toe
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
all-time low (price, in trading); record low; new low