to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
pregnancy; conception; gestation
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
remarkable; striking; obvious
beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture
health; healthy; sound; fit
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
entering a store; entering a restaurant; becoming an employee of a store; starting to work at a store; opening up a shop (in a department store, etc.)
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
invitation; introduction; temptation
business; trade; operations; sales
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
tone (of voice); manner of talking
feeling of alienation; sense of being excluded; feeling of estrangement
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
conviction; belief; confidence
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
as one pleases; self-indulgently; freely; without restraint; at will
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
like this; this sort; this way
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
at this stage; at this point; (only) now