need for approval; desire for recognition; esteem needs
treating (someone) like they are air; ignoring (someone)
in that manner; like that
to get conceited; to become vain; to get stuck up; to get a swollen head; (lit.) to become a tengu
consumption; expenditure; spending
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to leave out (someone); to exclude; to ignore; to ostracize; to shun
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
dark of the heart; depths of the human mind; (arch.) distress about one's beloved child
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
to move forward; to move on
to be injured; to sustain a wound
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
very young; little; childish; immature
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
doorknob; door knob; door handle
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
searching an entire house; searching a house thoroughly; house hunting
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go