normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
of no interest; not interested
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
how many people; a number of people
to have a relationship; to have relations
that; the matter in question
man; male; masculine gender
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to harm; to cause harm to
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
first meeting; first interview with
sincere; honest; faithful
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
had better ...; had better not ...
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such