after a long time; for the first time in a while
main building (as opposed to an annex, outbuilding, etc.); this library; this museum; this theatre
study; library; den; home office; reading room
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
to have a talk; to tell a story
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; spotting (in weight training)
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
to go around spreading (news, rumors, etc.); to cry about; to circulate; to broadcast
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to pluck; to pick; to tear
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
each time it happens; at all such times
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
meaning; significance; sense
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
time; hour; period; class
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!