discouraged; dispirited; despondent
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
(providing) covering fire; supporting (someone in a debate, dispute, etc.); backing (someone) up
indecisively; hesitantly; irresolutely; wishy-washily
lack of words; being tongue-tied; suppressing what you want to say
finger flick to the forehead
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to stare back (at); to glare back
somewhat strong; fairly strong; fairly firm
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
partly open; in half bloom
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
many; numerous; various; large number of
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
bowing (a string instrument)
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
in a great quantity; plentifully; greatly
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
a great variety of; diversity
doll; dhole (Cuon alpinus); Indian wild dog; Asiatic wild dog
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
pride; dignity; self-worth
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
very small; tiny; insignificant