fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
this and that; one thing or another
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
poor physical health; bad shape
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to look forward to something
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
understood; I see; OK; present; here
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
monthly publication; monthly issue
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
health and physical education
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
end-blown flute (esp. the recorder)
genuine; authentic; true; real
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
with a start; with a jump
to stiffen; to become stiff
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
police; police officer; police station
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness