to refuse; to reject; to deny
older brother; elder brother
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
close; intimate; on good terms
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
dusk; nightfall; twilight
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
as (for); for; in the capacity of
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
relieved; refreshed; frank; candid; easy-going
female high-school student
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
ennui; boredom; listlessness; languor
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision