poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to some extent; to a certain extent
nasolabial fold; smile line; laugh line
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
proficient; skilled; skillful; enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with)
gossip; corner of the mouth
gleaming; shining; glistening
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
question; inquiry; enquiry
to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
seat at a table; place at a table
sharing a table with someone you don't know (e.g. at a restaurant)
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
how many years; how long; what year
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
set meal; special (of the day)
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)