to scatter away; to vanish
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
physiology; menstruation; one's period; menses
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to pass (of time); to elapse
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to become desperate; to give in to despair
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to get out of bed; to show a leg
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently
open-hearted; free and easy; frank; not being bothered by unimportant things
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
(parasitic) host; landlord; innkeeper
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
key rack; (wall-mounted) key holder; key hook
sneaking a bite; snitching food
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
(right at the) side; just beside
bouncily; with a stretch; with a boing
Achilles tendon; calcaneal tendon; Achilles' heel; vulnerable point
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all