freedom; free man; free woman
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
to force open; to push open
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
poisoning; kill by poison
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to begin to open; to begin to bloom; to smile broadly; to break into a smile
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
whole story; full picture; full particulars
to harmonize with; to keep in tune with; to go along with; to keep in step
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
proposal; proposition; suggestion
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
having no money; lack of money
splitting the cost; Dutch treat
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
studies; schoolwork; classwork
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
not yet fixed; undecided; pending
what time; (lit.) which hour
dial (on timepiece, meter, etc.); letter board (e.g. on typewriter, writing aide for the disabled, etc.); character board
restlessly; hurriedly; agitatedly; fidgeting
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
out-of-print record; out-of-print CD
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on