resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
approximate (number); rough (calculation); sloppy (person); lackadaisical
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
uneasily; restlessly; erratically
to correct oneself; to restate
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
to feel under pressure; to feel impatient; to be in a hurry
unable to concentrate on (due to distractions, etc.)
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
button (clothing); push-button
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
principal; main; important; fashionable
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
more than usual; especially; particularly
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
having no plan; acting without a plan; acting impulsively
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
street; quarter; district; area
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
to fall for (someone's smooth talk); to be taken in (by honeyed words)
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
function over aesthetics; (lit.) dumplings over flowers
growing child's hearty appetite
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah