very popular; highly favoured
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
to search for; to seek for; to look for
wagon; tea wagon; teacart; station wagon; estate car
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
long time; long interval; for quite some time
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
talking while standing; standing around talking
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
only recently; just of late
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
now that; since; as long as; provided that
one of these days; someday; one day
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to
lifelike; exact resemblance
at a young age; while still young
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
dine and dash; leaving a restaurant without paying
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
marriage proposal; courtship
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to cut into (a conversation); to interject