courteous; decorous; polite
telephone; telephone number; telephone call; phone call
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
to understand; to make out
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
one point; stitched ornament; small needlepoint design; relief pitcher brought in to face one batter
Siberia; cake made with layers of sweet bean paste and sponge cake
match (to light fire with)
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
to put an end (to); to close the books (on)
to amuse oneself; to make merry
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
sense of equilibrium; sense of balance
long bath; staying in the bath for a long time
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
fit; spasm; attack; seizure
prompt efficiency; immediate effectivity
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
longing for; burning desire
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
lingering scent; lingering fragrance; residual aroma
staying behind; remaining; residual
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
(some type of) enthusiast; somebody possessed of a (certain kind of) mental abnormality
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league