explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
trembling from fear; trembling all over
for today; for the time being
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
in that way; like that; that way
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
use; utilization; utilisation; application
jealousy; roasted rice cake
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
recompense; indemnity; atonement
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
along; parallel to; in accordance with
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
with a start; with a jump
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of