any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
person of high rank or income
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
several years; a few years
change in one's looks; change in one's appearance
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
persistently; slowly; hesitantly; irresolutely
other; another; over; more than; I; me
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
(formal) shirt; dress shirt; business shirt; button-up shirt
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
man; male; masculine gender
to be square; to be angular; to be formal; to be stiff; to be strict
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to yell; to shout; to scream; to bawl
to repeat; to be frequent
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
staff with plaited paper streamers
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
quagmire; sludge; mud; slush; mire
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other