boredom; ennui; tedium; discontent; unease
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
mature woman; middle-aged woman
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
self-assessment; self-declaration; self-certification; personal statement
to domineer; to throw one's weight around; to lord it (over)
senior female worker who supervises junior employees in a domineering fashion
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
perception; sensing; noticing
memory; ability to remember
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
expression; look; countenance; face
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
underhand grip (e.g. in gymnastics, etc.); cross-handed grip (e.g. in golf, etc.); using one's hands backwards from their conventional positioning; reverse grip (e.g. of a sword); turning the tables (on an opponent); reverse arm-lock (in judo); joint lock
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
how dare ...; how could ...; surprisingly; unexpectedly
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
with no physical defects; in perfectly good health; sound in wind and limb
do-or-die resistance; resistance to the bitter end
murder; homicide; manslaughter
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up
abdomen; abdominal region; belly; middle part
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding