less than ...; smaller ...
things one is carrying; things one has on one's person; thing one owns; one's property; mistress; lover
just because; even if; even though
in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to steal a kiss; to snatch a kiss
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
burlesque; low comedy; farce
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk (drive)
seeing for the first time; first sight
program (e.g. TV); programme
suspense (esp. in a film, novel, etc.)
to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down
cheap and low-quality play; performance not worth paying to see; transparent act; see-through scheming
to support each other; to support one another
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
to have a secret affair; to meet secretly and flirt with each other
to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
nothing but; except; no more than
with a clink (of metal); with a chink
how it came about; how it originated; how it happened; the origins of the imbroglio
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
to lose heart; to lose motivation
even if ...; even supposing that ...
to continue to rain or snow
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt
drinking party; get-together (usu. involving alcoholic drinks)
not understanding; not knowing
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
unfashionable; uncouth; unrefined; unpolished; unsophisticated
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
hair dyed brown; brown-dyed hair
hot blood; warm blood; zeal; fervor; fervour
suffering from summer heat; summer heat fatigue
to harmonize; to harmonise; to be in harmony; to say the same thing in unison (inadvertently)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way