tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
point (of a conversation, etc.); sense; hold; grip
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to come to one's senses; to calm down
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
entreaty; supplication; petition
suffix for familiar person
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
older brother and younger sister
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
middle of the night; dead of night
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
until now; so far; up to the present
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
divide into four pieces; one fourth
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start