mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
speech and conduct; words and deeds
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
apparently; from what I have heard; they say; you know; I hear
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
green foxtail (Setaria viridis); green bristlegrass; cat teaser (cat toy); kitty teaser
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
men's language; male language
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
arrangement of stones in a garden
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
to linger (faint light of twilight); to remain lit in the lingering twilight
watercolors; watercolours; watercolor paint; watercolour paint
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
hue; color phase; colour phase
chroma; chroma saturation; color saturation (colour)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold