plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
sense of isolation; (feelings of) loneliness
charming; fascinating; enchanting; bewitching; beguiling; captivating
coquettish voice; flirtatious voice
brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
charging (electrically); electrification
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
to put on coquettish airs; to act flirtatiously; to act kittenish
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes)
nonchalantly; unconcernedly; casually
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
patrolling (esp. using ships or aircraft)
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
deeply in love with; madly in love with; heads over heels in love with; to be crazy about
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
historic; historical; traditional
prone to complaining; petulant; querulous; grumpy
big-boned; sturdily built; stout; solid (plan, storyline, etc.)
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
sharing a table with someone you don't know (e.g. at a restaurant)