plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
acting arbitrarily on one's own authority; acting arbitrarily without consultation
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
assertion; declaration; affirmation
conviction; belief; confidence
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
and; thereupon; because of that
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
text at the foot of a page, document, screen, etc.
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
watercress (Nasturtium officinale)
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
to put into the mouth; to eat
contrary to one's expectations
good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
good-quality; superior in quality
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
thickly; viscously; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
half-cooked; half-done; soft-boiled; half-ripe; unripe
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person