finally; after; following; at the end (of)
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to apologize; to apologise
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
as a child; when one was a child
river; stream; River; the ... river
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
for the first time in one's life
disjointed; frequently interrupted; in fits and starts
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
camp stool; folding stool
to get entangled in; to be involved in; to be embroiled in; to get mixed up in
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
obedience; submission; resignation
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
pretending to obey but secretly betraying (someone)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
if it is the case that ...