dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
consenting to; being convinced of; being satisfied; understanding
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
speaking fondly about one's sweetheart (spouse, girlfriend, etc.); going on about one's love affairs
accurate; correct; precise; exact
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
harmonious (couple, family, etc.); happy; affectionate; friendly; intimate
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
happening; (unexpected) incident; unforeseen event; surprising occurrence
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
self-consciousness; self-awareness
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
jello (gelatin-based dessert); jelly; gel; jelly
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
standing; reserve; always having ready
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up