open; spacious; extensive
spread; span; expanse; extent
(young and) innocent; naive; pure; fresh; artless; unsophisticated
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
(school) girlish taste (for things that are sweet, cute, romantic, etc.); interest in young girls (rather than adult women)
to praise (to the skies); to sing the praises (of); to extol
conjugal relations; conjugal affection
matter in question; that matter; the matter; the issue
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
being absorbed (in); immersion; sinking (into)
major incident; major happening; big scandal
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
nod; inclination of the head
front-row sets; ringside seats
to leave in the dark; to leave out in the cold; to keep out of the loop; (lit.) to leave outside the mosquito net
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
joke; playfulness; kidding around
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act innocent
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
to have troubles; to have concerns
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
to press a question; to cross-examine
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
freely; frankly; without reserve
to step over or across; to overcome
irritating; impatient; annoying; frustrating; vexing
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
performance (of a duty); fulfillment (of a promise); fulfilment; execution (of a contract); discharge; implementation
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment