on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake
to frolic about; to mess around
to be hesitant; to feel timid
not covered (by); not subject (to)
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
sympathy; empathy; response
for example; for instance; e.g.
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to throw on the fire; to burn
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to rock; to shake; to swing
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
empirical; from experience
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
credibility; trustworthiness
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
to tear off; to strip; to rob
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
town girl; girl raised in a town