bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
good feeling; feeling good
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
proper; respectable; decent; honest
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
expressing one's mind; speaking out
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
eccentric; crank; oddball
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
pinky swear; pinky promise; making a pledge by hooking each other's little fingers
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
little finger; pinky; little toe
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
porcupinefish (Diodon holacanthus); balloonfish
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
pinky swear; pinky promise; linking little fingers to confirm a promise
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to have meaning; to be meaningful
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
whole passage; full text; whole sentence; full paragraph