(full-length) novel; long novel
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
decline; ebb; failure; decay; decrease; loss
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
good at storytelling; good at telling (funny) stories; having the gift of gab
positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
difficult to make friends with
first meeting; first interview with
odds and ends; all; every
un-; non-; negative prefix
perfume; fragrance; aroma; balm; sweet scent
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
peep; chirp; poor; hard up; the runs; diarrhea
crisp (like a pickle); crunchy; firm (musculature); stiff (shoulders, neck, etc.)
real estate company; real estate firm; property firm
semi-pro; semi-professional
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable