tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
snow shoveling (shovelling); snow clearing; snow removal; snow shovel; snow plow; snow plough
protegee; someone who one considers as a younger sister
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to make merry; to be festive
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
done; just done; just finished
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
cultivation of aesthetic sensibility; education in good taste
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
common people; ordinary people; masses
to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language
perfect; complete; flawless
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
secret language; jargon; cant; argot; slang
traditional; conventional
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
... is the reason; ... is my excuse