heated argument; heated discussion; heated debate
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
hot spring inn; hot spring hotel; hot spring resort
place; situation; position; location
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
proposal; proposition; suggestion
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
trouble; quarrel; dispute
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably
scarcity of eligible men; difficulty for a woman to find a man; man shortage
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
don't you think?; indicates question
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to laugh away; to laugh off
one's mind; one's heart; one's intention
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)