deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
serious; not joking; straight
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
(simply) because; on account of; as if to; (as though) about to
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to become animated; to liven up; to become active
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
secret base; hideout; hidden position
to face; to go towards; to head towards
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
curiosity; inquisitiveness
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused