pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
cooperation; collaboration
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
it seems so; that's what it looks like
single word; a few words; brief comment
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
impudent; shameless; brazen
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to recover consciousness; to come to
sign; indication; omen; symptom
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
living together; communal life; cohabitation
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to be surprised; to be astonished
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
(another's) daughter; young lady
grandfather; male senior-citizen
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid