bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
independence; self-reliance
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
to become greasy; to become oily; to be loud and garish
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
class; heading; group; category
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
curiosity; inquisitiveness
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
right beside; close to; nearby
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); running out of points (zero or fewer)
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather