to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
rustling of leaves; rustling of grass
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
earplug (for protection against noise or water)
secret; private; surreptitious
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
to let out a cry; to break forth
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to distract a person's attention
moderate; proper; just right
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
relief; embossed carving; bringing to the fore; throwing something into relief
non-slip device (material, tread, etc.); non-skid; anti-slip; back-up option (esp. with regard to university admissions); back-up choice; insurance choice
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
(relating to) gender; sex; sexual
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
tail (animal); tail end; tip
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
returning from school; going home from school
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
calm; composed; cool; quiet
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant; colourant
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
to run around; to bustle about
opposite side; opposition
weariness; fatigue; languor; boredom; tedium; ennui
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there