worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
spine; backbone; spinal column
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to pin the enemy down; to glare another down (and render impotent)
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
resignation; acceptance; consolation
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
attraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation); affinity; gravitational pull; attractiveness; magnetism
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
silence (not speaking); muteness
fragile article; breakables; broken article
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
to be at a loss for words
broken; interrupted; disconnected; intermittent; fragmentary; discontinuous
passionate; fervent; affecting; moving; touching
to sob; to be choked with tears
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
in succession; one after another
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
to fret (esp. of a young child); to be fretful; to be peevish
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to squander (one's money); to run through (one's fortune); to lose money (e.g. by gambling)
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora; abundance (esp. of something undesirable)