to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
tingling; stinging; pungently
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to be at a loss; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
counter for choices, options, etc.
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
truancy; school non-attendance
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
every other; second; alternate
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
sharp ear; long ears; ability to remember everything one hears
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
use; utilization; utilisation; application
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
loss of (self-)confidence; inferiority complex