scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
pointing out; identification
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
all night long; all through the night
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
back off!; leave me alone!
(wet) cough; (sound of) coughing
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
to live; to reside; to inhabit
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
after a long time; for the first time in a while
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
world; society; people; the public