polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
from the beginning; from scratch
pointing out; identification
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
nature; property; disposition
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
somehow; for some reason or other
to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
fruit grown near the tip of the vine (hence stunted and unripe); weak-looking fellow; pale-faced man; pasty-faced man
near oneself; close to one; familiar
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to redeem (from sin); to save
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
one's cherished opinion; pet theory