to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
drunkard; heavy drinker; boozer
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
to state; to express; to mention
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
way of speaking; intimation
rapid development; rapid unfolding
put; place; leave; do (in preparation)
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
done; just done; just finished
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
great difference; big difference; wide margin
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
chicken and vegetable stew with bechamel sauce or fresh cream
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
strained lees (e.g. sake, tofu); draff
half-cooked; rare; ambiguous; vague; immature
collecting together and buying; doing a big shop
to say (something) over one's shoulder
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
weeping; sobbing; softly (crying); with a prolonged dull pain; having a griping pain
senior; elder; person older than oneself
smoothly; easily; readily
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
proposition; thesis; notion; problem; issue; challenge
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
full of energy; full of liveliness; full of pep
the other day; a few days ago
study; library; den; home office; reading room
office hours; business hours; working hours