civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
presumably; conceivably; in my opinion; in my view; I think (that); upon thought
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
sexual feeling; carnal desire; physical feeling
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
Americanization; Americanisation
specialist shop; shop specializing in a few types of product
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
ignorant of the ways of the world
to make merry; to be festive
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush; to be infatuated
cased; boxed; precious; cherished; girl who has been sheltered from the world; one's special talent
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
(someone else's) daughter
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
detectable; noticeable; recognizable; observable
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
background knowledge; prerequisite knowledge
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
potato; French fries; chips; sweet potato
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
rustling; refreshing; clearly
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree