regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
hastily made; improvised preparation
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
overnight guest; house guest
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
easy to get on with; not needing reserve or formality; personable; affable; approachable
the other day; a few days ago
remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
in front of your nose; right next to you; tip of one's nose
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
blowing (e.g. of the wind); playing (a wind instrument); player (e.g. clarinet); (pair of) bellows; casting; founding
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
to think deep down (that); to tell oneself (that); to secretly believe (that)
goodness; excellence; virtue
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
yearned for; longed for; missed
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
the other day; lately; recently; during this period
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
virtue; moral sense; conscience
to come back (to); to return to a starting point
resignation; acceptance; consolation
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
to exert oneself; to devote oneself to
nature; property; disposition
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
bored; having nothing to do; idle
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable