to apologize; to apologise
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to follow another's example
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
open; frank; liberal; open-minded
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
prohibition; inhibition; ban
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know