episode; anecdote; vignette
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to be moderate in; to be temperate in; to refrain (from doing); to withhold (an announcement, comment, etc.); to be beside; to be close by
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
race (of people); type of person
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
to set up shop; to open a store
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
antique art dealer; antique dealer; antiquary
to palm off; to force a sale
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
older sister; elder sister
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to force open; to push open
speaking voice; talking voice
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to hurry (up); to press; to urge on
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
that is to say; so that means
one's post; place of work; workplace
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
to polish up; to shine up
light; faint; pale; fleeting
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
commencing with; including
minutely; in detail; with particular attention
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell