begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
diamond (mineral, gemstone); diamond; infield; diamond (card suit)
to be stingy (with); to skimp (on)
to be pretentious; to put on airs
according to (depending on) the mood of the moment; as one's fancy dictates
pressingly; demandingly; hey! hey!; oi!
to attack; to assault; to assail
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
constant; invariable; chronic; everlasting
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
starting a business; opening a store (for the day)
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
shortage of stock; scarcity of goods
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
discussion; argument; debate
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
stingy; mean; narrow-minded; petty; shabby; poor
gem; jewel; precious stone
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
tingling sensation (e.g. in a leg); feeling numb; painful tingle; noisily; ears ringing
while being out of the office or away from home
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
overall victory; championship
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
though one didn't intend (expect) to
to pierce; to penetrate; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice); to feel keenly; to make a deep impression
two grains; two drops; two bead
drop (e.g. of water); drip
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)