to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
plaintive; piteous; doleful
cold (attitude); indifferent; unsympathetic; aloof
in proportion to; just as much as
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
jumping to a wrong conclusion
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
diagnosis; medical examination
going to the hospital for regular treatment
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
reset; fresh start; new beginning
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
for a while; for some time; for a period
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
with curious eyes; curiously
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
light blue; pale blue; aqua
to rain incessantly; to downpour
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
moisture; humidity; dampness
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
greening (i.e. planting to increase greenery); tree planting; afforestation