(committee) chairman; president
to leave as is; to ignore
way of asking; way of listening; listener
never mind!; don't worry about it
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to lend an ear to; to listen to
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
another time; some other time
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
what the hell are you saying!?
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
female friend; woman friend
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
and yet; despite (all) that
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
scene; sight; scenario; setting
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to finish reading; to read through
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to get over a bad mood; to get back in a good mood; to brighten up; to recover one's temper; to feel oneself again
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to lay out a futon; to make a bed
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to collapse into; to flop onto
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying