manners; etiquette; polite behaviour
hospitality industry; service trade (hotel and restaurant); service industry
fragile; brittle; delicate; sensitive
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
superior; superiors; senior
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
instruction; direction; briefing
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to go straight to one's head (of alcohol); to feel the effects (of an illness); to lose one's wits
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
to forget one's troubles by doing something enjoyable
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
to be on the same wavelength; to think alike; to get along
morning and evening; all the time; always; every day
order; sequence; procedure
stale; hackneyed; clichéd
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
link; linking; link; hyperlink; linking (of object files); linkage
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to have readied a bow and stand at ready; to watch for an opportunity; to wait until the time is ripe
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
talk; conversation; informal expression of opinion; off-the-cuff remarks; discourse
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly; very; absolutely; by far
stroke of the brush; touch; literary style