content-free chat; idle gossip
relatively; comparatively
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
eccentric; crank; oddball
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
listings magazine; (lit.) information magazine
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
written investigation; report of an investigation; school record (on a student); transcript (of grades)
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
hedgehog (any mammal of family Erinaceidae)
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
restlessly; in continuous motion
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
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.)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
to miss a chance; to fail to do
large-size refuse (e.g. furniture, electrical goods); oversized garbage; bulky rubbish; useless man about the house; husband who is retired and considered a nuisance
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
ice shaver; shaved ice machine
heap; pile; stack; full measure