with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
to check; to stop; to keep back
later on; eventually; afterwards
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
Good heavens!; Oh my god!; gee whiz
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
hooting; jeering; heckling
final; eventual; ultimate
this occasion; at this time; now
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
that's right; yes; uh-huh
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
opinion; intention; thought
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
control; management; supervision
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else