whispering; murmuring; subdued
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
adds force or indicates command
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate; to depart from (the norm, etc.)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
have a good day; take care; see you
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
reeking of liquor; smelling of alcohol
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to assume an air of importance; to be self-important; to put on airs
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to chase; to run after; to pursue
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake