at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
devoted; self-sacrificing
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
selling on the market (in the marketplace, in stores, etc.); making something commercially available; commercial (e.g. software); over-the-counter; off-the-shelf
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to undergo great hardships; to waste away from great effort and worry
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
don't worry about it; forget about it
preference; priority; precedence
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
no way to do; nothing can be done
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness