was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
long ago; already; a long time ago
suitable age (esp. for marriage); marriageable age
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
two persons; two people; pair; couple
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
imagination; supposition; guess
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
cold brew (coffee, tea, etc.); infusing in cold water
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
hello; good day; good afternoon
you; Mr; Mister; older brother; elder brother
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
woman; female; feminine gender
to be needed; to be wanted