cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
even though; despite; when
knitting; knitted material; crochet
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
course; route; path; process; means
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
journal; magazine; periodical
to be absorbed in reading
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
all present; all concerned; all of us
to collect; to assemble; to gather
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
each; (arch.) you (plural)
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
just the other day; quite recently
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to accept; to receive; to agree
cabin attendant; flight attendant
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to gather; to collect; to assemble
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
at least; at most; (even) just
as (for); for; in the capacity of
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to irritate one; to get on one's nerves
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle