tenth day of the month; ten days
throughout; all through; right through
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
unable to concentrate on (due to distractions, etc.)
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
for the first time in one's life
society; the world; the times
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
serious; not joking; straight
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
serious look (on one's face); straight face
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to look away; to avert one's eyes