last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
March; third month of the lunar calendar
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
since then; from that time; ever since
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to offer a (monetary) prize
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
forcibly; against one's will
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
vague recollection; faint memory
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough