towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
feeling of alienation; sense of being excluded; feeling of estrangement
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
several times; once or twice
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
arrogant; haughty; insolent
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
humorous; funny; amusing; enjoyable (e.g. life); pleasant; fun
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
perfect; complete; flawless
to apologize; to apologise; to make an apology
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
confidence; trust; faith; credit
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
calculation; self-interest; selfishness