vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
door; gate; opening; title page
right under; directly below; right beneath
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
what kind of; what sort of; what
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
now that; since; so long as; because
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
is something that; is that which
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
that kind of; that sort of; that; like that; in that way; so
not; nonexistent; not being (there)
in a hurry; hurriedly; hastily; helter-skelter; hurry-scurry; in a panic
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
kokkuri; divination technique similar to table turning and planchette
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
sincere; earnest; serious
before; previously; ahead; pardon me for leaving (before you)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)