to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
as if nothing had happened
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
inside one's heart; in one's mind
not caring; not giving a damn
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
distant look; faraway look
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to grow up; to become an adult
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
sorry; excuse me; thank you
eccentric; crank; oddball
classification; categorization; sorting
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
Buddhist priest; monk; son (of others)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
each of the three being different from the other two; each of the three having his (her) own way
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
to have a talk; to tell a story
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest