bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
person who gets lonely easily; person who does not like to be alone; person who craves company
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to become a (bad) habit; to become a habitual practice; to become addictive; to grow on one; to become moreish
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
contradiction; inconsistency
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
destructive; catastrophic; disastrous; ruinous; devastating
nothing but; except; no more than
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
laboratory animal; experimental animal
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
to open up to someone else; to divulge one's true feelings; to be openhearted
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être; ikigai
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
all (there is); as long as there is
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
thinking back now; looking back
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
abstention; nonintervention; noninterference
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
essence; true nature; substance; reality