puffing (e.g. steam train); chugging; steaming; feeling hot
the L-word (i.e. love); being in love
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to persuade someone to consent; to entreat repeatedly; to beg; to implore
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
depression; low spirits; dejection
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to leave (a scene); to step away
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
in a bad temper; cranky; crabby
Japanese dock (plant) (Rumex japonicus)
to jar; to creak; to grate
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
to gesture to come closer; to beckon; to call; to summon
evening; night; nighttime
to step forward; to volunteer
to take over; to hand over
(excessive) flattery; smarminess; fawning
to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip
to take part in (usu. something bad); to be a party to; to have a hand in
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by