quick to take a hint; very responsive; quick on the uptake
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
healthy; sound; wholesome
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
sexual relations; physical relations; carnal relations
genius; prodigy; natural gift
save; checking; curbing; suppressing
to cut corners; to be shoddy
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
extraordinarily; astonishingly; extremely; terribly; unreasonably; absurdly
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
intelligence; intellect; brains
high efficiency; high performance
and then; and so; and; so then
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to become misty; to become hazy
within; inside of; less than
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while