lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
each place; various places
all; entire; whole; altogether
one's younger days; when one was young
to be duplicated; to be repeated; to overlap; to fall together (of dates, etc.); to repeat (a failed course, school year, etc.); to make a double play
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)
to marry (of a woman); to get married (to); to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to fly about; to jump about; to bustle about
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
comfortably; peacefully; freely; (growing) quickly
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to know (someone); to think; to believe
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
trouble; bother; annoyance
talking while standing; standing around talking
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
thousands; several thousand
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
all present; all concerned; all of us
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
story; tale; talk; discussion
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
distrust; unjust suspicion