conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
to make an appearance; to show up
veil of darkness; curtain of night
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
offender; criminal; culprit
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
(with a) click (e.g. camera shutter); (with a) snap
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to be worried; to be troubled
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to pitch in and help; to give someone a hand
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
live tree; green wood; unseasoned wood
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to do as one wishes; to act as one wills
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination