on the brink of collapse; in a state of near-collapse
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
fragile; brittle; delicate; sensitive
trivial; not amounting to much
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to smile (at); to grin (at)
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to shift something to; to move something into; to transfer; to transpose; to exchange; to displace
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse