trouble; bother; annoyance
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
elder sister; effeminate man
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
with a start; with a jump
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
difference; discrepancy; variation
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
please; somehow or other; one way or another
person concerned; interested party; related party
act of violence; violent behavior
witnessing; observing; sighting
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
prognostic symptoms; after-effect
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); running out of points (zero or fewer)
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
don't worry about it; forget about it
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
to leave (a scene); to step away
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
something; some kind of; for some reason
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
guidance; protective custody