a little embarrassing; slightly embarrassed; somewhat ashamed
clearing one's throat; cough
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
had better ...; had better not ...
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to try to do; to attempt to do
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
already; now; no longer; not any more
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
alone; by oneself; on one's own
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient in some way; lacking something
several times; a few times; several degrees; a few degrees
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
hiding one's embarrassment
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange