serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
this; our; right; justice; checking account
feminine features; having a girl's face (for a man); girly face
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
to look away; to turn away
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
angrily; in a huff; in anger; plump; tender
goosebumps; gooseflesh; goose pimples; rough skin; coarse skin
sorry; excuse me; thank you
(single) bean; pea; something very small; tiny speck
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
man among men; manly man; alpha male
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
way of speaking; intimation
never mind!; don't worry about it
knothole; peep-hole; (fig.) bad eyes; tunnel vision
acting ability; talent as a performer
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; distinguished; unrivaled; surpassing (e.g. beauty)
(walking with) one's toes turned out; duckfooted
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
to backfire; to have a harmful result
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to swallow one's tears; to choke back one's tears; to hold back one's disappointment; to suppress one's mortification
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
how; in what way; I wonder
happy-go-lucky person; easy-going person; optimist
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
inexperienced (in life experience); unsophisticated; inexperienced (in love); innocent; birth-
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
disturbance; confusion; perturbation; commotion; turbulence