nagging; critical; talkative; gossipy
flight; running away; absconding; elopement
nothing but; none other than
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
(not) even once; (not) ever
to get late; to advance; to wear on
no-holds-barred party; free and easy gathering
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to have a warped view; to be jaundiced; to feel that one has been unfairly treated; to be jealous; to be envious
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
(with a) start; fright; alarm
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to go to the bottom of an affair; to inquire into the origin
world; society; people; the public
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
practice; practising; training; study
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
talk; recital; narration; topic
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; completion
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
many; a lot; much; multitude