this world; this life; world of the living
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
although; but; even though; I wish that
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to be in a fit (of anger); to rage
to lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum
major volcanic eruption; large-scale eruption; violent eruption; great eruption
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
reading partway; leaving half-read
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
anything and everything; just about everything
tiny area; tiny surface; (lit.) cat's forehead
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
long ago; a long time ago; already
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to give up searching (for someone or something)
selling off; disposal by sale; sale
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
lease agreement; rental contract
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
playing to the gallery; grandstanding; ad hoc; haphazard; dress rehearsal
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum