snappingly; with a snap; merely ...; having just ...
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
manners; behavior; behaviour
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
to slander; to libel; to criticize; to criticise
that day; the very same day
highwayman; bandit; brigand; highway robbery; holdup; mugging
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to re-cover; to reupholster; to repaper; to renew (e.g. a plaster)
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to lie down; to throw oneself down
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
cake or snack served with tea
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to be struck by lightning; to be yelled at (by someone of higher status); to be scolded harshly
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
person of culture; cultured person
bribe; sweetener; douceur
ardent; passionate; vehement
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
leaving one's seat (before an event is over); excusing oneself (from a meeting, conversation, etc.)
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
ensemble (e.g. orchestra, chamber group, etc.); concert
guqin (Chinese seven-string zither)
yueqin (4-stringed Chinese lute)
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple