flan (baked tart with sweet or savoury filling in an open-topped pastry case); flan; crème caramel; caramel custard
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
abandoned child; foundling
and yet; though; when; in spite of
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to pretend; to act (as if)
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
accurate; correct; precise; exact
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
society; the world; the times
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
to challenge (a person) to a fight
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
regret; repentance; remorse