selecting a suitable person; personnel selection
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
helper (e.g. for a sick person); assistant; bridesmaid; best man; cornerman; second
(your) choice; preference; wish
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
such; like that; that sort of
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to be a prostitute; to work as a prostitute; to sell sexual services
and so; therefore; for that reason
misogyny; woman-hater; misogynist
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
complicated and mysterious
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
one's position; one's face; one's honour; one's reputation
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy
to taste; to try (food or drink)
different opinion; objection
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
pink (colour, color); peach
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
Chinese fan palm (Livistona chinensis)
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
to show signs of; to appear
bare rock; rock surface; rock face
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead