central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
staring at; scrutinizing; scrutinising
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
sense of the vanity of life; perception of the evanescence of life
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
material; substance; matter
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
while alive; during one's lifetime
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
honor; honour; credit; prestige
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
plain wood; unfinished woodwork
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
the same night; that night
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
starting in advance; starting first; going first; starting (in team sports)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
sincere; honest; faithful
devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings