the way back; the way home; return trip
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
again (and again); once again; yet again
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
proposal; offer; request; application
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to accept; to receive; to agree
to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
exactly as stated; verbatim
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
such; like that; that sort of; very
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance
refined; genteel; graceful; decent