delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
consolation money; compensation for breaking off relations (e.g. with a mistress); settlement
expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
good (person, nature, etc.); good-natured; virtuous; honest
unsophisticated; ruggedly honest; artless; unaffected; simple; naive
to make merry; to be festive
happy event; auspicious event; matter for congratulation
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
to become an adult woman; to come of age; to lose one's virginity (of a woman); to become sexually active
ignorant of the ways of the world
to ask (about); to inquire; to enquire; to question; to make sure of
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to give directions; to issue instructions
sampling a drink; tasting
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to lose composure; to be upset; to be flurried; to lose one's head (through shock)
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
night-clothes; heavy kimono-like quilt
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
evening; night; nighttime
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
late at night; at a late hour
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
crash; smash; crunch; bang
to lay aside; to set aside
with a slamming noise (e.g. door, telephone receiver); with a banging noise; with a clash; with a clank; with a bang