after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
hustler; entrepreneur; (skilled or professional) pool player; billiard player; swindler; con man
older brother and younger sister
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
difference; discrepancy; variation
brunette; woman or girl with brown skin or eyes
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
feeling; sense; impression
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
to force one's way; to push through
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position