through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
few decades; many decades; several decades
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
don't you think?; indicates question
pupil; student; schoolchild
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
journal; magazine; periodical
editor (in publishing, etc.)
at that time; in those days
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
indicate reason; infers some protest
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
madly in love; completely charmed (by); from the heart; entirely; (arch.) bottom of one's heart
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up