therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
to finish reading; to read through
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to memorize; to memorise; to recite from memory
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; weed; cannabis
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
just because; even if; even though
stale; hackneyed; clichéd
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to shoot dead; to shoot to death
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
observation; survey; watching
to make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about); to satirize; to mock
to boost; to force up; to push up
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to jostle; to crowd; to haggle
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
side; beside; feature of a sword blade
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)