open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
selection; sorting; culling; screening; triage
to be worried; to be troubled
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
colon (punctuation); eau de Cologne; colonist; colón (currency of Costa Rica and former currency of El Salvador); colon
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
pendant (jewelry); pendant (light)
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across
revolving lantern; ever-changing scene (e.g. life flashing before one's eyes)
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
family restaurant (i.e. a restaurant with varied and inexpensive menu options); casual dining restaurant
all-nighter; staying up all night
script; screenplay; scenario
to call each other; to call out to one another
besides; moreover; in addition; to make matters worse
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to tell (on someone); to tattle; to snitch
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
(in) her way; peculiar to her
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
aloof; morose; (smelling) strongly; pungently; spiky (esp. of a hairstyle); sticking up straight (e.g. of plant stems)