abrupt; sudden; unexpected
proposal; proposition; suggestion
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
physical education; PE; gym (class)
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
quiet; still; surreptitious
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
ten; 10; ten years of age
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
one room apartment; studio apartment
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
homo; homosexual (esp. a male); homozygote; homogenization; Homo (genus of primates incl. modern humans)
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
coexistence; living together
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
shoulder rub; shoulder massage
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
such; like that; that sort of; very
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse