feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
elder sister; effeminate man
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
opinion; point of view; visual point
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
throwing down multiple objects in succession; at once in great numbers
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
to employ; to hire; to charter
one's assessment of the situation
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)