bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to care for someone; to look after someone
overly optimistic; easygoing; irresponsible; naive; simple-minded
devoting (oneself) to; concentrating (one's efforts) on
almost; roughly; approximately
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
funny story; funny anecdote
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
to happen to hear; to overhear
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain
such; like that; that sort of; very
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
right-angled parallelepiped; cuboid; rectangular solid
to machine; to cut; to scrape
interior; inside; internal
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very