I see; that's right; indeed
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
round; circular; spherical; mellow (flavour, voice, etc.); mild; smooth
unmarried; not yet married
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
to snuggle up to; to nuzzle; to burrow into; to press a part of one's body against something
yearned for; longed for; missed
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
besides; in addition; also; moreover
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
going bye-byes; going beddy-byes; baby; childish person (esp. a young woman)
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
long time; long interval; for quite some time
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
(it was) not until; (it was) only when