to pass (of time); to elapse
don't worry about it; forget about it
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive
single word; a few words; brief comment
to pen; to write; to draw
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
rest; break; recess; intermission
just one person; only one
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
one of these days; someday; one day
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to wipe the slate clean; to start anew
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
ume liqueur; Japanese plum brandy; unripe ume infused in liquor (esp. shōchū) with added sugar
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
in the same way as; just like
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
tenth day of the month; ten days
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on