early ripening rice; early-ripening fruit (grain, etc.); person who becomes physically or mentally mature at an early age
to try out the food at various restaurants
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go
Dirty Hands (1948 play by Jean-Paul Sartre)
pocket tissue; small package of tissues
to be kind to; to treat kindly
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
good offices; kind offices; services; mediation; intercession; conciliation
guardianship; guardian; (theatrical) assistant; prompter
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
crushing; squashing; crumpling; crinkling (into a broad smile); forming creases; forming wrinkles
easily bored; quick to lose interest; fickle; capricious
delusion; trick of the imagination
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
charity; benevolence; philanthropy; (love for) humanity; fraternity; brotherhood
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
superiority complex; sense of superiority
conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
otherwise; or else; if not
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
helping each other; supporting each other; mutual cooperation; give and take; reciprocity; interdependence
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
foundation stone; cornerstone
to make a mistake; to mess up; to screw up; to fail
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
to be stingy (with); to skimp (on)
had better ...; had better not ...
panoramic view; bird's-eye view