grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
antinomy; self-contradiction; either-or situation; choice between mutually exclusive alternatives
almost; roughly; approximately
to smoke (e.g. pipe); to puff (cigarette)
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
to invite in; to show someone in
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
uneasily; restlessly; erratically
celebration; celebratory event; congratulatory gift; tip; gratuity
sound of something striking repeatedly (e.g. wooden clappers); something small hopping repeatedly; touching lightly and repeatedly; punctuation marks such as the dakuten; Chonchon; South American mythical bird
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
stingily; tightfistedly; in a miserly manner; naggingly
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
secret; private; surreptitious
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
the senses; sensuality; carnality
bored; having nothing to do; idle
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
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 have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
exactly as stated; verbatim
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
to accept (a thing) with thanks
it's none of your business; it's not your concern