eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
misconstruction; distortion; misinterpretation; misunderstanding; perversion; contortion
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
ready-made; common-law (wife)
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
season (e.g. fruit, fish); in vogue; popular; fresh
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
to be prolonged; to drag on
head of year; teacher in charge of all classes for a whole year
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
still; even now; to this day
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to do something without any particular intention or mind to do so
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
hiding one's embarrassment
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to throw at; to turn; to raise
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly