to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
strumming; thrumming; plunking; plonking
silence; stillness; quietness
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
decisive; resolute; determined; firm
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
source of fire; sign of fire; warmth of fire; heat
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
completely; fully; entirely
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
that's the way it is; such is life
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
without doubt; certain; sure