unpolished rice; unmilled rice; brown rice
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
to have a guilty conscience; to have (something) lie heavy on one's conscience
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
patterns of thinking; train of thought
forced laugh; forced smile
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
unconsciousness; having no recollection of one's actions
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
waterproofing; making watertight
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
to spew venom; to speak ill (of people)
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
working adult; full-fledged member of society
crying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration; accepting meekly; being compelled to accept a situation
to forget completely; to leave behind
humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
being one or more laps behind (in a race); being behind the times
since the beginning; natural-born (salesman, etc.); absolutely (not); (not) at all
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
to sustain a serious wound
to pay the bill; to settle an account
to (physically) force someone to sit down