to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
stagnation; hindrance; delay
to be needed; to be wanted
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated
millet or rice cake, roasted and hardened with starch syrup and sugar (sometimes including peanuts, etc.)
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to take a breath; to take a short rest
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
sounding continuously (phone, alarm, etc.)
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
foster father; adoptive father
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
adopted daughter; foster daughter
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly
desperately; for one's dear life
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after