reaction; response; reaction
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
in low spirits; dejected; sad
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
pick-up artist; masher; skirt chaser
way of reciting; way of telling a story
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
employee welfare; employee benefits; fringe benefits
highest grade; superlative degree
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
singing of insects (esp. in autumn); sound of insects
salty sea breeze; salt wind
long ago; a long time ago; already
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to speak; to hear a voice
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
menial; meanness; servility; abject
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
training; drill; practice; discipline
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
sidelong glance; flirtatious glance
firing one shot at a time; single-shot gun; having only one engine; single-engined aeroplane; one-shot (e.g. story); non-serial
nod; inclination of the head