(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
precision instrument or machine
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
just one person; only one
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to gain the understanding (of); to obtain consent (from)
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
back off!; leave me alone!
one more time; once more; once again
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
duty; obligation; responsibility
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
how others look at you; what others think about you