performing without rehearsal; doing impromptu
courtesy; etiquette; formality; (religious) observance; ritual; rite
rock hard; stiff and unyielding (personality); clangor
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
instability; insecurity; crankiness
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
indulgent to (one's) children; lenient with one's children; soft on one's children
not limited to; not just ...
dogs and cats; pets; something trivial; worthless thing
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
riding beast (other than a horse); cavalry beast
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention
astronomical observation; stargazing
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
strategist; tactician; schemer
main street; avenue; boulevard
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to become tense; to become serious; to become sober; sobering; bracing
very careful; thoroughly prepared
to get (very) cold; to get (much) colder; to feel very cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bone; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.); to decline
one's birth mother; one's biological mother
bringing up; rearing; upbringing
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
neat and clean; tidy; trim
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable