opportunity to continue a conversation
whispering; whisper; secret talk; sweet talk; sweet nothings; lovers' talk
those; they; (arch.) they (of people)
thank-you letter; letter of apology
misjudgement; misjudgment; mistake in vision
autumn sowing; fall sowing
sawtooth oak (Quercus acutissima); acorn; dark grey; dark gray
irritated; angry; furious
to understand; to keep in mind
to distract a person's attention
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
enfeoffment (incl. bestowal of government post and court rank)
lying face down; upside down; prone
not revealing (thoughts, feelings); not breathing a word
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
none other than; ... himself; ... herself
neckline (of dress, etc.)
to ask for instructions; to ask for someone's opinion; to inquire of; to invoke an oracle; to consult an oracle
to drive into; to ride into; to extend (a railway line, bus route, etc.) into; to link (a railway line) with; to join up with (a separate line)
old bones; aged body; advanced age
to stand aside; to step to the side; to move aside
just past noon; afternoon
to strengthen; to beef up; to put on a firm basis; to ensure; to secure
scion; cion; (horticultural) graft; opportunity to continue a conversation
to make a long-winded speech; to give a long talk
undoubtedly; unmistakably; definitely
artless but attractive in a quaint sense
copying calligraphy without sticking to the model (calligraphy); copying freely
to break off (mid-sentence); to stop (saying)
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
constrained; uncomfortable; awkward
detention; keeping; retaining; mail held at the post office
to recover from an illness (and put away one's sickbed)