executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
long sleeper; person who needs a lot of sleep
working in the fields; working on a farm
direct connection; direct link
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
deeply impressive; memorable; striking
maternity health record book; mother and child health notebook
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
thoughtless; inconsiderate; tasteless; cruel
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
to examine someone's expression
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous
bravery; courage; heroism
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
courteous; decorous; polite
superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
change of attitude (stance, position); lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack
unintentionally; calmly; inadvertently; innocently
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
Zen dialogue; Zen questions and answers
convention; tired tradition; old custom