irritating; aggravating; upsetting
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
addition; adding; supplement
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to bite off; to gnaw through
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice
there is nothing more that can be done; it's all over
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
germ; germs; bacteria; something harmful; vermin
gargling; rinsing one's mouth
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
sweet and sour; bittersweet
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
after school (at the end of the day)
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
several minutes; a few minutes
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to slide into; to slip into
base stealing; steal; stolen base
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly