carefree; relaxed; comfortable; at one's ease
to be subject to punishment; to be punished
to get angry; to lose one's temper
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
to probe someone's real intentions; to sound someone out; to try to fathom someone's thoughts
taking part on the spur of the moment; participating without registering beforehand; last-minute entrant; specking on flower petals
prime minister; premier; chancellor
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
unthinking; thoughtless; heedless; inconsiderate
rendezvous; meeting; area where guests gather before the start of a tea ceremony; waiting room; (arch.) meeting place for assignations, drinking, etc.
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
cake or snack served with tea
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
walnut (Juglans spp., esp. Juglans regia)
room for growth; potential; promise
developing (e.g. industry, town, economy)
leaving someone behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
frank; candid; outspoken; unreserved
to cross (each other); to pass (each other); to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by; to have a misunderstanding; to go awry
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
safekeeping; temporary custody; claim check; deposit receipt; matter left undecided; unresolved issue
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
to take away; to carry off
dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade; GATT
to be muffled; to be mumbled; to be muttered
gut (used to make tennis rackets, violin strings, etc.); catgut
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
unusual; unconventional; mold-breaking; outside the box
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
to increase in value; to gain prestige
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
(having) life-and-death power (over)
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
between both countries; bilateral
as soon as; no sooner than; one way or another; objection
to be noteworthy; to be worthy of attention