expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
naming; giving a name; designation; nominal
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
to have a talk; to tell a story
being dotted with; being scattered
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
hostility; antagonism; opposition
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
not a little; not a few; considerable
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
without; but if; otherwise; or else
settlement; solution; resolution
the other day; lately; recently; during this period
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
yellowish; cream-coloured; cream-colored
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
since then; from that time; ever since
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience