trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
after a long time; for the first time in a while
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
long ago; already; a long time ago
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
tension; mental strain; nervousness
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
journal; magazine; periodical
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to go out and away; to leave
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
surrounding at a distance
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex