frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
indicate reason; infers some protest
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
while; during (the time when)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
spattering; splotching; step-by-step; little-by-little; soon; dots
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
wearing sandals; informal; casual
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
quietly; slowly; gracefully
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
heaven and earth; top and bottom
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
woman's level of motivation in fashion, makeup, taste in clothes, etc.; femininity
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to have a controlling presence; to have a certain aura
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
female high-school student