arbitrarily; of its own accord; without asking; voluntarily; willfully; as one pleases
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
everybody; every last one of them; all
spare time; free time; leisure time
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
shellfish; seashell; shell
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
does not; can not; will not
great success; huge success
after school (at the end of the day)
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
humorous; funny; amusing; enjoyable (e.g. life); pleasant; fun
with these words; while saying
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to be lifted up (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to be raised; to be hoisted; to turn upward (esp. of eyes); to slant upward
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to be transparent; to show through
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
invisible person (in science fiction, etc.)
to be out of breath; to breathe hard (e.g. during physical activity); to pant
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
sense of anticipation; feeling of expectation; feeling of hope
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
disillusionment; disillusion; disenchantment
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)