on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to like; to love; to be fond of
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
prejudice; bias; warped view; jealousy; inferiority complex
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
separate; special; another; separately
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
trembling from fear; trembling all over
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
primary school; elementary school; grade school
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
library (usu. single-room); small library
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to be absorbed in reading
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)