secret; private; surreptitious
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to ask; to enquire; to query
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to fall asleep; to sleep deeply
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
again; once more; a second time
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
just a minute; small quantity
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
ago; since; before; previous
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
money in one's possession
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point