to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
acid; sourness; sour taste
atmospheric current; air current; airflow
to look away; to turn away
decoration; ornament; trimmings
pre-war days; before the war
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
suddenly (appear, stick out); abruptly; (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly; suddenly (stand up)
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora
container; receptacle; utensil; implement; calibre; talent
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
made in Japan; Japanese-made
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
author; writer; novelist; artist
the other day; a few days ago
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
either way; in any case; one way or another
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
just; fair; proper; reasonable
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing