calamity; disaster; accident
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
endless argument; pointless argument; fruitless dispute; futile discussion; (lit.) argument over whose field to water (during a drought)
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
conviction; belief; confidence
inside one's heart; in one's mind
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to arrive home; to return
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
living room (Western style); sitting room
and; thereupon; because of that
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
stillness; repose; standing still
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
around the clock; day and night
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone