12th day of the month; 12 days
excited condition; excited state
to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
deceased; late; dead; departed
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
fighter (for); militant; champion (of); boxer
essence; true nature; substance; reality
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to lean against; to set against
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
counter for leaves, pieces of paper, etc.; (arch.) counter for boats
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life
something like ...; something called ...
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
hitting a ball (with a bat, golf club, etc.); batting; stroke
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)
residence; housing; residential building
since; henceforth; ever since
friendship; (on) familiar terms; intimacy; kindness; goodwill
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to fall flat; to fall face down
absentmindedly; vacantly; carelessly