to sink (into); to get depressed
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
now that; since; so long as; because
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
attack under the cover of darkness; surprise attack; sneak attack
going along with a joke, etc. at the beginning then pointing out its ridiculousness
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
with a friendly grin; smilingly
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
something; some kind of; for some reason
trouble; quarrel; dispute
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
reality; actuality; hard fact
to play a leading role; to play a central part
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
almost; roughly; approximately
proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
classification; categorization; sorting
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
continuation; succession; series
plural; multiple; several
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
extent; scope; sphere; range; span