infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
unsophisticated; ruggedly honest; artless; unaffected; simple; naive
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
United States of America; USA; United States Army
welcome; (warm) reception
deep affection; dear; beloved
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
something wrapped in cloth
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
mwahahaha (evil laughter); coo coo; cooing; stifled laughter; suppressed laughter; sound of snagging
Claire; Clare; Clerc; Klaern; Krehl
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
whirlwind; sensation; commotion; hullabaloo
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
mischief; (child's) prank; (extramarital) affair
to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone
to have an audience; to meet; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
although there are many of them
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
column (e.g. in newspaper); stand-alone feature article framed by a box
town; city; municipal; urban
of course; certainly; naturally
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
office building; office complex
floor; dance floor; sales floor; floor (of a building); storey
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine