drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
observation; survey; watching
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
feeling; sense; impression
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
good feeling; feeling good
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
female molester; stupid woman
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
light color; light colour
to stare back at; to look back at
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
arm; skill; efforts; ability
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
such ... as; or some such
beginning; outset; first; onset
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
(relating to) gender; sex; sexual