to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
for tears to gather in one's eyes; for tears to well up in one's eyes
to kick over; to kick down
to dart away; to dart off; to gallop away
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
near oneself; close to one; familiar
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
nervousness; oversensitivity
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
face contorted and about to cry
feeling keenly; fully realizing
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
houses and inhabitants; population
emergency staircase; emergency stairs
abandoned building; derelict building
four-eyed; pattern of four squares
one room apartment; studio apartment
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
long metal chopsticks (for handling charcoal, esp. in a brazier); fire tongs
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
another time; some other time
to feel itchy; to itch; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
don't feel like doing; can't bring oneself to do; can't face
to be exhausted; to be at a loss; to be worn out; to be helpless
matter causing distress; something causing worry