study; library; den; home office; reading room
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
to encamp; to take up positions
quickly; briefly; rashly; carelessly; (flowing) in trickles
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
towering; astonishingly high
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to rock; to shake; to swing
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
building (esp. a house); house fixture; fitting; facial features
nice; likeable; desirable
charming; fascinating; attractive
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
question; inquiry; enquiry
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
village headman; village mayor
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; low quality (e.g. of literary works)
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
tea utensils; container for powdered green tea (tea ceremony)
hiding one's embarrassment
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to understand (each other); to comprehend
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else