(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
disguising oneself as a man; dressing as a man (for a woman); male clothing
beautiful woman; beauty; belle
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
basement of a department store (where foodstuffs are usually sold)
to unfold; to unroll; to open
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
forced laugh; forced smile
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
cannot be helped; unavoidable
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
irrespective of the occasion; indiscriminately
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
these guys; these fellows
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
(secret) date; clandestine meeting; assignation; tryst; rendezvous
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
point in question (at issue)
mobile home; camper-van; RV