something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
sharp sighted; easily awakened
to not take seriously; to take lightly
to press a question; to cross-examine
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
recommendation; referral; endorsement
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
critical moment; do-or-die situation
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
there's no smoke without fire
to have a rumor circulating
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
how could I (you, etc.) ...?; how dare you (they, etc.) ...; how can you have the nerve to ...?
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
shameless; brazen and unscrupulous
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to have legs; to be able to get around; to be a good runner
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
falling on one's backside (behind, bottom); pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
backyard; background; room in a store or restaurant not open to customers (often storage room)