parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
pieces; scraps; disconnected
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
sweatshirt; sweatpants; sweats; sweat
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
perm (hairstyle); permanent wave
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
for the first time in one's life
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
reproachful; hateful; bitter
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
what's the matter?; what's wrong?