neighbour to the left (person, building, etc.)
for your information; I'm telling you
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
placid; composed; big hearted; broad-minded; great quantity (of something)
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
pushy; pushing; self-assertive
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
confused; flustered; at a loss
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
original story; original version; this volume
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
understood; I see; OK; present; here
protuberance; protruding object; umbo
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
young (e.g. young children); of few years
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
busy; hectic; frantic; restless; hurried; fidgety
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions