addition; supplement; appending; appendix
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to put on airs; to assume importance
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
silence; stillness; quietness
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
to apologize; to apologise
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
settlement; solution; resolution
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
fingering (of a musical instrument)
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
April Fools' Day; April fool
Apollo program; Project Apollo; Apollo (Greek and Roman god)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to triumph; to be elated with success
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
postwar period; period after Second World War
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
the West; the Occident; Western countries
magic sword; cursed sword