to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
in the same manner as before; the same as always
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
pre-made (esp. food); prepared in advance
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
last week; the week before
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
launching; launch; end (of a theatrical run, etc.); closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it