treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
mistress; kept woman; concubine
failing to be elected; election defeat; losing an election; not being accepted (for a prize, exhibition, etc.); rejection; failing to win a prize
middle of the night; dead of night
weeding; weeder; weeding fork
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
weak-willed; easily pressured; pushover
easy to do; apt to do; prone to do; liable to do
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
washing with cold water (without using soap, etc.)
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
quality (of a product or a service)
hand-made item; handicraft
payment (of taxes, fees, etc.); supply (of goods); delivery
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
human experiment; human experimentation; experiment on a living person
postwar period; period after Second World War
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
recovery; undoing; recall
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
dried-out; dry (e.g. hair); stale (bread)
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
(smelling) strongly; pungently; angrily; furiously; indignantly
lasciviousness; lechery; salaciousness; lust; sensuality; lewdness
(among) one's friends; (within) one's circle
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
like many others; being no exception; just like everyone else; as is usual with; in common with
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to fall in love (with); to fall for; to be attracted (by); to be charmed (by); to forget oneself; to be entranced (by)
duty room; staff room; waiting room
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously
(having) life-and-death power (over)
real experience; actual observations
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
resigning from one's job when one gets married; retirement due to marriage; leaving a job because of marriage