unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
thuddingly; plumping down (like a heavy weight)
to draw (someone) close to one's breast; to pull close to one; to take into one's arms; to embrace
drifting; drift; being adrift
organic matter; organic compound
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to be one's ruin; to do harm; to cause trouble; to have negative consequences; to bring about a bad outcome
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
passage (of people or vehicles); passing (through); traffic; common usage; widespread use
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
to travel on frequently (e.g. a road or path)
school route; street used by students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
grid-line (e.g. in spreadsheet); enclosing line
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (of light); convergence
blind (devotion, faith, etc.); reckless
worthless thing; trivial thing
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
again and again; repeatedly
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
faith; belief; piety; devotion; godliness
this sort of; this type of
fluent (in a language); flowing
to be eloquent; to have a way with words
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
being prepared for a theoretical (ideological) argument; being armed with theoretical backing
ramification; branching off
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest