irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to rise; to erect; to get up
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to say nasty things (about); to use abusive language
loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to go past; to pass; to pass by
neglect (dereliction) of duty; negligence
bento; Japanese box lunch
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
unsold items; leftovers; remainders; spinster; old maid
bento; Japanese box lunch
empty eyes; thousand-yard stare; blank glaze; expressionless look; (lit.) eyes of a dead fish
boastful speech; bragging
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved