caustic words; defiant words
5th day of the month; five days
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to get flustered; to get flurried; to get agitated; to become impatient; to hurry
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
imperious; proud; heavy (nasal breathing)
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
dense; thick; rich (flavour, colour, etc.); deep; strong (smell); heavy
detailed; scrupulous; careful; (arch.) diligent; (arch.) honest; (arch.) upright
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
mask; disguise; guise; mask
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
(understanding or appreciation of) culture; (one's) education; cultivation; sophistication; refinement
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
extract; excerpt; selection
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
performing style; acting style
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
bona fide third party; bona fide third person
to jar; to creak; to grate
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination