to affect; to impact; to influence
possible; likely; probable
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
with a start; with a jump
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
limits; boundary; domain; area (e.g. in programming languages)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
Leigh (Britain); Ri; Li; Lie
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
right beside; close to; nearby
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
figure eight; figure of eight; shape of "hachi", the kanji for eight
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
parking area for bicycles
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade