a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
having no memory of (having done something); having nothing to do with; having no knowledge of; knowing nothing about
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to triumph; to be elated with success
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to hit a nerve; to get on one's nerves
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
impossible; unlikely; improbable
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
densely inhabited district; DID
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
without permission; without notice
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to look away; to avert one's eyes
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
all; entire; whole; altogether