(degree of) seriousness; level of commitment
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
to rewind; to rally; to recover; to come back
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
to ask a question; to ask questions
untiringly; persistently; without losing interest
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
good at playing along; up for anything; carefree; uplifting; upbeat
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
self-torturing; masochistic
potato chips; potato crisps
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
point in question (at issue)
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
it's not like; it isn't as if
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
certain; definite; clear; credible
to start pestering (someone); to pick a fight (with); to start giving (someone) a hard time
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
several people; a few people
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
zero (points, marks); no marks; zero (of a function); root; zero degrees (Celsius); freezing point
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around