odds and ends; all; every
outside the city area; suburbs
to miss a chance to ask; to miss an opportunity to ask; to forget to ask
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
(in) her way; peculiar to her
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
to communicate; to commune
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
annual function; annual event
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
to fully understand and agree; to be convinced; to be fully satisfied (with an explanation)
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
waist; waistline; waist measurement
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
discord; breaking up (e.g. friendship)
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
staying at home during the New Year's holiday
New Year's Eve; end of the year
recollection; reminiscence
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
during vacation; during the holidays; during one's break; (temporarily) closed; on break
my husband; one's family; family member
to proceed in a logical manner; to go through the proper channels
other than; excluding; without
distant look; faraway look
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
sense of emptiness; empty feeling; feeling of meaninglessness
unvoiced opinion; (opinion of the) silent majority; views which are not expressed
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant