gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to make worse (e.g. disease); to aggravate; to complicate
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
needlework; sewing; seamstress
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
fickle; inconstant; capricious; having many romantic interests
one edge; one end; one side
to palpitate (with anxiety, etc.)
discovery; detection; finding
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
library; book collection; paperback book
(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing
document (of proof); certificate; paper; bond; deed
account book; register; ledger
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to appear to regret (an outcome, etc.); to seem bitter
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
love; love (in tennis, badminton, etc.)
hard to get; hard to come by
other side; opposite side; other party
invisibly; secretly; privately
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
looking over someone's shoulder
to remember; to keep in mind
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
name; given name; first name
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
price; cost; value; worth; value