tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
to be perturbed; to be agitated
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
decision; determination; resolution
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
boy; son; baby boy; young man
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
close-cropped hair; shaven head
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
all-night vigil over a body; wake
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
what do you want?; can I help you?
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
sorry; excuse me; thank you
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
surroundings; environs; circumference
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to rebuke; to scold harshly
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
stairs; stairway; staircase
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to ascertain; to check; to make sure