never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to rush over; to run up to
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
soundproofing; sound insulation
noise-canceling headphones
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to be mixed in with; to blend with
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to look around; to survey
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
contrastive; contrasting; contradistinctive
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
chance (of success); odds
thorough; exhaustive; complete
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
exactly as stated; verbatim
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government