taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
regular customer; valued client
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
wetting; love affair; lover
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
(hand) gesture; movement of the hand
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
malicious; deliberately mean
to anticipate; to foresee
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
quality (of a product or a service)
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.)
source of information; intelligence source; message source
the husband of one's younger sister
detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
person concerned; interested party; related party
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
to view the past with nostalgia
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
weasel (esp. the Japanese weasel, Mustela itatsi); mustelid (any other member of the weasel family, incl. badgers, martens, minks, ferrets, otters, polecats, stoats, skunks, etc.)
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
all night long; all through the night
reading aloud; recitation
unfaithfulness; infidelity; unchastity
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
two-digit number; "tens" column; two digits; double figures