awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
slight; insignificant; small
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
to breathe out; to exhale
being on duty; being on watch; person on duty
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
on duty; at work; while working
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
business hotel; cheap but conveniently located hotel with only basic conveniences, targeted at business travellers
(sense of) cleanliness; (sense of) freshness
making-of; behind-the-scenes; making; creating
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
contraband; taboo; strictly forbidden
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to look away; to turn away
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
moment by moment; hour by hour
to speak; to hear a voice
to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate with each other