chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
to smile broadly; to grin widely
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
to rock; to shake; to swing
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
several years; a few years
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
husband and wife; married couple
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize someone (recognise); feigning ignorance; playing innocent
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
being left out; being ostracized
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
it seems so; that's what it looks like
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
to make a speech; to address
one tablet; one pill; tray; salver
reproachful; hateful; bitter
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
your Highness; his Highness; her Highness