scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
reopening; resumption; restarting
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
very much; very many; more and more
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
other; another; over; more than; I; me
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
meritorious deed; services
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
to succeed in doing; to manage to do; to finish doing
will not do; do not; does not
please; somehow or other; one way or another
stopping functioning; being out of service
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to lose sight of; to miss
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface