fast-talking; rapid talking
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
folding into four; quarto
bringing up; rearing; upbringing
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
sheep skin; fleece; parchment
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
pump-priming; rousing; stimulation
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings
go that far; to that extent
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
with a friendly grin; smilingly
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
individual plate; single individual's small dish on which food taken from shared serving dishes is placed
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to carry out one's mission
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
sailor suit; middy uniform
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)