odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
melancholy; gloom; depression
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
having no relation with whatsoever; having nothing to do with; alien
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
beep; honk (car horn); buzz (buzzer); boo (wrong answer, like buzzer on quiz shows)
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
for shame!; shame on you!; shame!
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
protective instinct; defensive instinct
either way; in any case; one way or another
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
hyperventilation; overbreathing; hyperpnea; overventilation
(wicker) basket used for carrying fish; creel
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
looking pale; looking unwell
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
anpan; bread roll filled with red bean paste
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
to pilfer; to filch; to swipe
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
good person; virtuous person
wet nurse; nursing mother
to make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about); to satirize; to mock
to feel ashamed; to be abashed
antinomy; self-contradiction; either-or situation; choice between mutually exclusive alternatives
to wish to go well; to have good intentions
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up