bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
older unmarried woman; old maid; spinster
of all things (days, etc.)
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
in succession; one by one
to throw at; to turn; to raise
system where all students live in dormitories; residential system; boarding system (e.g. boarding school)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
happy family circle; sitting in a family circle and enjoying conversation; harmony in a family
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
chair; stool; post; office; position
cigarette end; cigarette butt; tobacco ashes
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to chatter pointlessly; to waste one's breath
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
twice; again; second time
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
authenticity; credibility