neat and clean; tidy; trim
to give an impression; to make an impression
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
fish-based cooking; fish dish
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
choices; alternatives; options
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
interference; intervention; meddling
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
(in) his way; peculiar to him
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
impossible; unlikely; improbable
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
expressing one's mind; speaking out
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
parting; separation; farewell
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
near; close; beside; third person
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to increase; to add to; to augment
fair and square; open and aboveboard
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)