proper; right; reasonable
to make trouble; to rock the boat; to make waves; to aggravate a situation
good policy; wise policy; best plan
to look around; to look towards (us)
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
(on) land; ground; shore; track and field; athletics
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
neglect; negligence; disregard; making light of
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
such a thing; something like that
concealment (of one's vices); veil; cover; overturning; toppling
to encourage someone to expect something; to raise someone's hopes
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
to pedal a bicycle; to ride a bicycle; to cycle; to bike
being a mama's boy; having an (overly) strong attachment to one's mother; Oedipus complex; sexual attraction to one's mother
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
cocoa (beverage, cocoa solids); hot chocolate
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)
establishment; settlement
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
after a bath; after taking a bath; large towel used after taking a bath; yukata worn after taking a bath
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
(and) yet; but; for all that; nevertheless
reek of desperation; feeling of desperation
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; intently; earnestly; single-mindedly; trudgingly; ploddingly
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
heap; pile; stack; full measure
pyramid-style; pyramid-shaped
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial