stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to enter into a person's feelings; to guess what somebody feels (using one's intuition)
to be prolonged; to drag on
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
to miss a chance to ask; to miss an opportunity to ask; to forget to ask
to crack; to develop a crack
to take advantage of (someone's) weakness
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
one by one; one after another; successively
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
originally; by nature; from the start
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
gossip; corner of the mouth
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
your husband; her husband
to use completely; to use up; to exhaust; to exhaust somebody's civility; to give up (on someone)
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
treating (someone) with great caution (so as not to anger or upset them); handling with kid gloves; treating gingerly
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
solitude; loneliness; isolation
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other