oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
tone (of voice); manner of talking
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
living; lifestyle; living room
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
so; like this; in this way
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
woman; female; feminine gender
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
bunch of flowers; bouquet
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to rest one's chin in one's hands
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
pointing out; identification
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted