lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for
kindergartener; preschooler
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
soap; soapland; brothel where one can bathe with prostitutes
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
expressing one's mind; speaking out
eternal; unlimited; endless
to rain incessantly; to downpour
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
Moro; Muslim inhabitant of the Philippines; conspicuously; openly; completely; entirely
(one's) skin colour; skin color; skin tone; flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange
it is to be regretted that ...; it is a pity that ...; it is unfortunately that ...