nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
upper half of the body; upper body
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
schoolgirl; female student
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
moving slowly (and dull-wittedly)
to say a word; to say something; to speak briefly; to give a quick holler; to let (someone) know
oil sands; tar sands; bituminous sands
to solicit; to demand; to extort
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
(act of) writing on a blackboard
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
innocent; blameless; guiltless
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
profitable plan; good plan
be (that) as it may; having said that
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively