glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
to be consistent; to be coherent
thought; consideration; thinking
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
witnessing; observing; sighting
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
story; tale; talk; discussion
to speak; to say; to vocalize
consultation on career, university, etc. choices
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
relatively; comparatively
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
box seat; (restaurant) booth; box (theater, sports stadium, etc.)
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to speak; to hear a voice
suffix used to negate a verb in the past tense
absence due to illness; sick leave
hospitalization; hospitalisation
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
new student; freshman; first-year student
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to assume an air of importance; to be self-important; to put on airs
some people; a few people; several people
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
to pour (into a vessel); to fill (a cup, bowl, etc.) with; to dish out (food or drink)