perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
in loud gulps (esp. of alcohol)
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to drain dry; to dry out; to scorch
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
single word; a few words; brief comment
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
several times (as large, over)
pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
one's post; place of work; workplace
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
superiority complex; sense of superiority
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
to mount (animal behaviour); to assert dominance
young girl; lass; adolescent female
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
environment; circumstance