to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious
passion; temper; irritability
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to be silent; to say nothing
weak point; vulnerable point; Achilles' heel
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
serious look (on one's face); straight face
proposal; proposition; suggestion
speech; expression; wording; language
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
finish; completion; the end
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to gather; to collect; to assemble
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
decision; determination; resolution
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
don't you think?; indicates question
nod; inclination of the head
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
murder; homicide; manslaughter
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
honorific/polite/humble prefix
please (give me); please (do for me)
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
attendant; person who looks after one's needs; caretaker
brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark