base; mean; vulgar; despicable; low
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
other side; opposite side; other party
middle of the night; dead of night
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
with a start; with a jump
script; screenplay; scenario
walking briskly; determinedly
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
night-clothes; heavy kimono-like quilt
with all one's strength; with all one's might
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
grown man; grown woman; grown-up person; sensible person
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan
button (clothing); push-button
and yet; though; when; in spite of
incident; affair; happening; event
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
romantic; spicy; coquettish
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
moment; brief space of time
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in