vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
serious; not joking; straight
feeling; sense; impression
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
sorry; excuse me; thank you
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
one day; (on) a certain day
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
earpick; ear cleaning (with an earpick)
to be kind to; to treat kindly