uncertain; unreliable; inauthentic; insecure
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
dreamlike; dreamy; phantasmagorical
to increase more and more; to continue to increase; to become more and more intense; to get stronger and stronger
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
realistic; practical; feasible
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
very; greatly; extremely; exceedingly; highly; quite
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
reflection; reflected light; reflected heat; glare
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
various articles; various items; various kinds
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
to loiter; to hang around; to wander around; to prowl; to roam
evaporation; dispersion; dissipation
everyday life; daily life
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
will; volition; intention; intent; determination