to laugh away; to laugh off
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
incident; affair; happening; event
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
the scruff or nape of the neck
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to understand from experience
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
to insert (usu. as part of sexual intercourse)
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
whole face; all over one's face
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
the world in general; society; convention
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
counter for chairs or seats
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
heir; inheritor; successor
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show