self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to have one's eye caught on something; to have one's attention drawn to something
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
pale; pallid; bluish-white
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
dispersing; breaking up; running away
to scatter in all directions (like baby spiders)
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
to make trouble; to make waves; to cause discord
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to be found; to be discovered
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
office worker; salaried worker; white-collar worker
reason; cause; circumstances
to concern; to be related
proficiency level; degree of skill; learning level
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
this (very thing); this precisely
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
mental derangement; madness; insanity
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
entreaty; supplication; petition