dodompa; rumba-like Japanese musical genre popular in the 1960s
aforementioned; above-mentioned
hail (e.g. of bullets); barrage; storm; rain and hail
eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball
to comfort; to console; to amuse
persecution complex; delusion of persecution; paranoia
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
squeak; cheep; slurp; sucking noisily; mouse
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
technique; art; skill; move
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
the same kind; accomplice; partner
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
look who's talking; I don't want to hear it from you; are you in any position to say that?
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play foul
to act timid; to show diffidence; to be hesitant; to appear embarrassed; to look ashamed
to have an eye on; to zero in on
conviction; belief; confidence
locker room; changing room; dressing room
craving; longing; thirsting
gradual (destruction); progressive (dismantlement)
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly
to cheat (someone out of); to swindle; to wangle; to wheedle; to get
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
absent-mindedly; absently; idly; in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper
even if; even though; although one might say; although called