incompetent; have no merit
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
session; jam session; jam
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
every person; every mouth; every entrance
such; this sort of; like this
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
chase; pursuit; chase scene (in a movie); obsessive fan who follows a celebrity around; groupie; in (quick) succession
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
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
care; kea (Nestor notabilis)
artificiality; pretence; contrived act; commission (of a crime); feasance
to chase; to run after; to pursue
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
ignoring (one thing) for (another)
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
love triangle; eternal triangle
big leakage; uncontained leak
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
lightly; easily; carelessly
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
and; thereupon; because of that
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
words; writing; ci (form of Chinese poetry); independent word
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on