today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
indicate reason; infers some protest
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
prickling; stinging; tingling
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to be overcome with emotion
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
prostrating oneself; kowtowing; going down on one's knees
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to rock; to shake; to swing
tension; mental strain; nervousness
expression; look; countenance; face
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
in this way; thus; such; uh...
story; tale; talk; discussion
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
to serve; to work for; to attend
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
popular name; common name; given name
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
person of importance; a somebody; absolutely; certainly; to be sure
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still