the other day; lately; recently
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
both repellant and attractive at the same time; both cute and disgusting
to be talked about; to get a name for oneself; to get publicity
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
commuting to school; school commute
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
giving something a try because one has nothing to lose
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
way (of doing); manner; method; means
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
wrasse (any fish of family Labridae)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth