to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
than; from; out of; except; but; more
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
lightly; nimbly; with agility; casually; readily; regularly
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
that; the matter in question
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
being once divorced; one-time divorcee; (lit.) one x mark (i.e. one name struck from the family register)
that's the way it is; such is life
even if; even though; however; no matter how
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
apparent; obvious; very clear
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
primary school; elementary school; grade school
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
boy; son; baby boy; young man