acid; sourness; sour taste
every other; second; alternate
to be dampened; to be discouraged; to be weakened; to be reduced
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
sympathy; compassion; pity
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
(Western-style) umbrella; parasol
successfully; nicely; (yummy) food; yum-yum
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
self-willed; (doing or saying things) to suit one's own convenience
hard-to-overcome obstacle; high hurdle; (lit.) thick wall
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
since then; from that time; ever since
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
(how) many times; (how) often
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
another time; some other time
confusion; bustle; turmoil; to rush around; to act frantically
the place for; the time for; the level of
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
rather; sooner; preferably
(in the) confusion (of the moment)
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
nickel plate; nickel plating
to flash; to be flashing; to be flashy
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
evacuees; displaced persons; refugees
general public; the masses
around the world; throughout the world
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
gold braid (e.g. on a military officer's uniform)
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)