instability; insecurity; crankiness
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
tingling; stinging; pungently
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
pressure; oppression; suppression
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
decline; ebb; failure; decay; decrease; loss
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
lack of evidence; insufficient evidence
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
pus; corruption; rot; evils
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)