to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to fall in love (with); to fall for; to be attracted (by); to be charmed (by); to forget oneself; to be entranced (by)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
having many difficulties in store; grim prospects
foul play; cheating; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
the opposite sex; isomerism
that is to say; so that means
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
chapter one; first chapter
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
chilly; unpleasantly cold
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to get (very) cold; to get (much) colder; to feel very cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bone; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.); to decline
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind