to relax; to feel at home
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
evening meal; dinner; supper
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
many; much; plenty; hardly
innumerable; countless; numberless
in; on; at; during; in the condition of
two by two; by twos; as a couple; in pairs
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
fascinate; bewitch; enchant
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
in a drenched manner; moistly; affectionately; fondly; slowly; at ease
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
study; library; bookstore; bookshop; publishing company
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
attack; attack (on a difficult task); tackling; making an assault (on a summit); attack
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
to stare back at; to look back at
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
young woman with a lot of superficial knowledge about sex, etc.
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
that; the matter in question
doer; performer; shite; protagonist; speculator
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...