solicitude; consideration; concern; (excessive) kindness
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
win or lose; sink or swim; make or break; all or nothing
(mind and) spirit; life energy; vitality; essence
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
low tone; bass; low voice
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
misconstruction; distortion; misinterpretation; misunderstanding; perversion; contortion
how others look at you; what others think about you
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
one meal; one meal (a day)
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
neighbourhood; neighborhood
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
intention; idea; inclination; wish
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
to accept; to receive; to agree
cheerful; buoyant; lighthearted
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
to get between; to be caught in
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of