that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
beginning; outset; first; onset
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
indicate reason; infers some protest
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
sweetly smiling; like the smiling of a beauty; gracious
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
sex; sexual intercourse; (one's) sex; gender
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!