incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
self-torturing; masochistic
laughing foolishly; cackling
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
rather; better; instead; if anything
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
don't you think?; indicates question
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
almost; roughly; approximately
coincident with; while; simultaneously
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
at once; immediately; right now
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
two kinds; second-class (e.g. mail)
license; permit; licence; certificate