ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to hide; to keep to oneself
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
just one person; only one
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
to need; to call for; to require
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
lisping; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)
to frolic about; to mess around
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
child consultation center; children's welfare center
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
recompense; indemnity; atonement
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to lay out a futon; to make a bed
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
sleeping together; sleeping with; sharing a bed
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort