to listen attentively to; to be lost in
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
with a clink; with a flop; suddenly; all of a sudden
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
gender; distinction of sex; sex
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
taste; liking; preference
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
observation; survey; watching
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
just one person; only one
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
for the first time in one's life
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
already; now; no longer; not any more
willpower; energy; vitality
colleague; workmate; comrade; coworker
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose