to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
single word; a few words; brief comment
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
library (usu. single-room); small library
in contrast to (one's, its) appearance
overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
settlement; solution; resolution
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to throw on the fire; to burn
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
delinquent (youth); delinquency; Yankee
of no concern; nothing; trivial; (lit.) not even a fart
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth