to rest one's chin in one's hands
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
to put into the mouth; to eat
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to miss one's chance to say; to fail to mention
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
two persons; two people; pair; couple
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to get distracted; to jump off the track
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
front; frontage; facade; main
to step forward; to volunteer
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.)
to recall; to remember; to recollect
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
graduate of the same school; fellow alumnus; (former) schoolmate
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters