... is the reason; ... is my excuse
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
pompom; pompon; pom-pom; pom-pon
reconciliation; make peace with
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
love triangle; eternal triangle
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
looking depressed; long face
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to have a meal; to take a meal
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
to summon courage; to be brave
double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting