to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
overdependence (on others; usu. one's fosterers or seniors); lack of self-reliance; presumed acceptance (of one's behaviour); presumed benevolence; attention-seeking (behavior)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; one kick
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
on the way; as one goes; in the future; someday; eventually
to show up; to appear; to turn up
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to yield to temptation; to succumb
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
inn town; post town; post-station town
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
I don't know; I don't understand
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
use; utilization; utilisation; application
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to slip out (of words, remarks, etc.); to pour from one's lips; to blurt out
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment