to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
clincher; pick-up line; honeyed phrase; telling phrase; phrase that brings someone around, esp. in personal relationships
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
to watch over; to watch attentively
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
already; now; no longer; not any more
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to have a talk; to tell a story
preparations for returning (home)
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
on bad terms; at loggerheads
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
to be kind to; to treat kindly
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
to look away; to avert one's eyes
as a child; when one was a child
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl