to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
final; eventual; ultimate
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
entreaty; supplication; petition
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
mimicking someone's speech; imitating someone's way of speaking; mimicry
vulgar; mean; base; coarse; crude
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
secret passage; underground passage; loophole; hole one can go through; opening
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
self control; self restraint
way of speaking; intimation
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
with a thump; with a thud; hard (hit, scold, etc.); severely; card marking (on a hanafuda, etc. card); alteration
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
at that time; in those days
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to spit out; to eject; to dump
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
just because; even if; even though
suspension; pause; temporary halt; stopping (at an intersection, railway crossing, etc.)
show; exhibition; spectacle