unreality; becoming disconnected from reality
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
to say no more; to sink into silence
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
unrealistic; impractical; infeasible; unreal
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
to bring back; to restore
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
flowering dogwood (Cornus florida)
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
perfect; complete; flawless
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
here and there; in places
hair style; coiffure; hairdo