reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
embarrassed; self-conscious; bashful; abashed
real intention; true motive; true meaning
cordial welcome; hearty welcome; kind treatment; hospitality
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
you (plural); all of you; you all
traveller (passing through); traveler
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
to spew venom; to speak ill (of people)
wriggling; squirming; writhing; maneuvering (behind the scenes; of insignificant people); manoeuvring; planning mischief
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
absentmindedness; preoccupation; setting one's mind at ease; ceasing to worry; (arch.) loss of one's moral sense; (arch.) straying from virtue
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
(not) so much; (not) that much
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
idly; sluggishly; doing nothing
(idle) ease; idleness; leisureliness
several weeks; a few weeks
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
to treat (a guest); to receive; to entertain; to be hospitable to; to make welcome
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
single-minded; intent; determined; wholehearted; earnest; devoted (to)
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
to push back; to press back; to force back
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
settlement; solution; resolution
to let slip; to slide; to glide