various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
rather than; more ... than ...
consists of; comprises; is made up of
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
glaring at; scowling at; looking contemptuously at; frowning down upon; domineering with a coercive look
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
impossible to do (although wants to)
chance; opportunity; occasion
equality; impartiality; evenness
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
hair (on the head); (a) hair
to set on end (hair, fur, etc.); to make stand on end; to bristle; to ruffle (up); to raise (one's eyebrows)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
simply; merely; only; solely
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute