to have troubles; to have concerns
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
that's a different matter; that's a different story
to complain; to make a complaint
single word; a few words; brief comment
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to give an impression; to make an impression
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
(penalty of) imprisonment
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
first time; first; initial
elder sister; effeminate man
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
man; male; masculine gender
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
story; tale; talk; discussion
so-and-so; who?; which people?
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin