the height of folly; sheer stupidity
abstinence from alcohol; temperance; prohibition of drinking
heartache; ache in one's heart; emotional pain
easy to deal with; tractable; manageable
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
pleasant feeling; good feeling
to be conspicuous; to stand out
calamity; misfortune; disaster
kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)
to repent; to be penitent
innocent; not guilty; harmless
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
lack of virtue; immorality; vice; depravity; unworthiness
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
to get a (driver's) license
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
flopping (e.g. on a bed); scattering (e.g. limbs horizontally)
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
superiority complex; sense of superiority
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
the touch of; feel of; texture
un-; non-; negative prefix
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
strainer; colander; filter
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
ratio; proportion; percentage
an idle brain is the devil's shop
yearned for; longed for; missed