something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
country-bred; raised in the country
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor; (lit.) to touch the scale on a dragon's throat
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
no concern of mine; nothing to do with me
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
healthy; sound; wholesome
great-grandmother; great-grandma
smelling of men; reeking of male body odor; manly; macho
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
to embrace; to hug; to have; to possess; to command; to lead
urban area; urban district
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
to know shame; to have a sense of shame; to be ashamed
uneven; irregular; non-uniform; unsorted; odd; miscellaneous
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
somewhat reserved (diffident); shyly; timidly; retiringly; in a retiring (reserved) manner
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
mechanism; mechanical parts; jack-in-the-box
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
to fire (from a job); to sack; to dismiss
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
young girl; lass; adolescent female
to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up
to stick out one's tongue; to ridicule someone (behind their back); to laugh at someone
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
things one is carrying; things one has on one's person; thing one owns; one's property; mistress; lover
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way