efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
cocoa (beverage, cocoa solids); hot chocolate
becoming complicated; becoming involved; being intricate; becoming entangled; becoming jumbled; becoming mixed up
confused; chaotic; jumbled; upside-down
pre-war days; before the war
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
to say no more; to sink into silence
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior
this occasion; at this time; now
cheerful; buoyant; lighthearted
different opinion; objection
close; intimate; on good terms
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
common idea; common wisdom; generally accepted idea
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
arrangement (of music); adaptation (of a story, recipe, etc.); interpretation; arranging (objects, a meeting, etc.); organization
first-class goods; A-grade product
basement of a department store (where foodstuffs are usually sold)
temporary sewing; basting
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
blue mold; blue mould; penicillium
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
male homosexual's partner; buttocks; anus
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
closure of ports; excluding foreign ships from ports
unprecedented; never seen before
bedside; near one's pillow