isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
to take care of some business; to go on an errand; to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet
correction; rectification; mending; repair
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
no, not like that (but like this)
serious look (on one's face); straight face
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
for the first time in one's life
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to be launched (e.g. rocket); to lift off; to be washed up (on the shore)
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
to detain; to check; to restrain
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
while; during (the time when)
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to act the goody-goody; to pretend to be nice
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
moaning; muttering; complaining
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest