stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk (drive)
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
curiosity of fear; urge to look at something frightening; wanting to take a peek at something unpleasant
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
last night; yesterday evening
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to watch steadily; to stare
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
while; although; (but) on the other hand; at the same time; opposite side; other side
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
shivering; trembling; shuddering; shaking
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying