elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability
shopping; purchased goods
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
confusion; bustle; turmoil; to rush around; to act frantically
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to get between; to be caught in
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
to begin to read; to leaf through a book
adultery; impropriety; (an) affair; immorality
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
you could say that; that might be so
reading partway; leaving half-read
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
just because; even if; even though
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
restricted; confined; unfree
back (of a chair); backrest