to take away; to carry away
lamentable; deplorable; regrettable; sad; wretched
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
scratch; graze; scrape; minor damage
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
an issue being settled; a case being closed
moment; brief space of time
dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
secret feud; wordless pantomime performed in the dark
greeting; a fine thing to say
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
double take (esp. out of surprise)
alteration; falsification; faking
outside the scope (of); exempt (from); ineligible (for); not covered (by)
bringing; taking; carrying
present (brought by a visitor); gift
confidentially; privately; off the record
before; previously; ahead; pardon me for leaving (before you)
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
(young) seductress; temptress; little devil; imp
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
charming; fascinating; attractive
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair); to thin (hair); to reduce in volume
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
quick-tempered; having little patience; impatient
negotiations; bargaining; dialogue; duet
to frolic about; to mess around
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
in this manner; in this way; like this
experience; history; record; career
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar