approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
human kindness; human weakness
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
image; figure; figure; form; image
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to be twisted; to be wrapped; to be distorted
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
dimly; faintly; with a faint light; warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
(professional) storyteller; hereditary role of narrator in early imperial court
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
to go along; to walk along; to follow
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
that day; the very same day
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
angrily; in a huff; high on marijuana; tender (to chew)
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
high; noble; refined; advanced
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to laugh away; to laugh off