to fall flat; to collapse in a heap
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
antiseptic solution; disinfectant solution
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
very much; extremely; greatly
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
stealth; travelling incognito (traveling); ninjutsu; ninja; sneak theft; sneak thief; tolerance
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
punishment; judgement; judgment
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
two (long cylindrical things)
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
place; situation; position; location
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
the way back; the way home; return trip
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
bang; boom; crack; sound of something exploding, bursting or cracking
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by