repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
talking while standing; standing around talking
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
installment; instalment; premium; bill
awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to rebuke; to scold harshly
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
slatted shutter; louver door (window)
attack; assault; attempt; try
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
to have a comeback for every remark; to be always ready with excuses; to contradict everything
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled