be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
simply; merely; only; solely
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to come to one's senses; to calm down
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to discharge (e.g. effluent)
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to like; to love; to be fond of
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
living; lifestyle; living room
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
place; situation; position; location