to be responsive; to show immediate results
pretty girl who attracts customers to come inside a shop
close; intimate; on good terms
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
living together; communal life; cohabitation
to have a hard time of it
ex-husband; former husband
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
to ask elsewhere; to try another (store, service, etc.)
Thursday; wood (first of the five elements)
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
pace; speed; pitch (distance between evenly spaced things, e.g. gear teeth); spacing; pitch (of a sound); pitch; pitching
canopy (esp. the cloth or canvas used for it); awning; top (of a convertible); hood
stingily; tightfistedly; in a miserly manner; naggingly
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
cannot bear (doing); cannot bring oneself (to do); reluctant (to do)
labor; labour; work; Labour Party
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
to drain the water; to lose the water; to squeeze out the water
to faint; to lose consciousness; to be in a daze; to feel overwhelmed; to feel exhausted
sweeping (over, across); conquering; overwhelming
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
bad smell; foul smell; offensive odor; stench; stink
uneducated; ignorant; illiterate; arhat; person who has attained nirvana
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
a short while ago; just now; already; for a long time
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
Sui dynasty (of China; 581-618)
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation