past forty; following right course
front room; front parlor; lobby; anterior ventricle
to crumple (up); to wrinkle; to rub thoroughly
Mercury (Roman god); Mercury (planet); mercury (Hg)
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
amusement (recreational) facilities
ten-day period (in a month); ten-year period (in one's age); decade
leisure time; idle moment
preliminary step; first step
family vacation; family trip
fraction; odd sum; odd money; small change; (arch.) low class female servant
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
vocal (performance); vocals; singing; vocalist; singer
to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)
well-cooked; well-done; browned
to lead someone around by the nose
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
not understanding; not knowing
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling