aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
being concerned about or mindful of
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball
to stiffen; to become stiff
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
tremblingly; having the chills (through fear, cold, anticipation, etc.)
invisibly; secretly; privately
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to say no more; to sink into silence
pale; pallid; bluish-white
presumably; conceivably; in my opinion; in my view; I think (that); upon thought
feeling one gets from listening to something
hoarse voice; husky voice
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
standard; set; routine; decided
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to