with a start; with a jump
nape (of the neck); nucha
detached; aloof; indifferent
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
ehehe (embarrassed laugh); ahaha
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
to lose completely; to waste; to let slip away
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
theatre-going; theater-going
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
to find an excuse; to rationalize; to find a pretext
pert; tomboyish; impudent; (arch.) gallant; (arch.) chivalrous
disliking people similar to oneself
discriminatory; discriminative
damn it; damn; beast; animal; person reborn into the animal realm; brute
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
feigned tears; crocodile tears
even though it is not; despite not
disclosure; exposure; revelation
orphan; person without friends
going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
to not understand what someone is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about
employer's house; master's house
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
functional beauty; beauty of function; simplicity and elegance of design
history; pedigree; lineage
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
each (every) time; whenever
information discovery; disclosure of information
release (of information, documents, etc.); disclosure; display; discovery
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
to become an expert; to be a master (of)
valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing