to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
(short) run; drive; ride; spin
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
quietly; calmly; comfortably; peacefully
very; extremely; absurd; ridiculous; excessive; extreme
yeah, yeah; whatever; yes; sure; hello; giddy-up
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
feeling; sensitivity; emotion
quickly adaptable; pro-active
to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
what is called; what they call; so-called
fortunate error; lucky break; fluke
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
to face (a situation); to encounter; to be confronted with
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
unproductive; counterproductive
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
true character; true heart; true spirit
being unfamiliar with a locality; not knowing one's way around; (lit.) not knowing one's right hand from the left; being clueless
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
how dare ...; how could ...; surprisingly; unexpectedly
flustered; confused; panicked
martial arts; military arts; wushu (Chinese martial art)
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
to clatter; to rattle; to flap (noisily); to get in a panic; to get in a flap; to rush around
consciousness; awareness; relief; calm
right in front; just opposite; under the nose