absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
boiled octopus; person with red flushed skin
by sheer strength; by brute force
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting
to talk about someone behind their back; to backbite
no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
homeland; motherland; fatherland; native country
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
member of one's in-group (e.g. family member, colleague)
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
direct control; direct supervision
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
charming; fascinating; attractive
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one