tenth day of the month; ten days
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
surely; certainly; without doubt
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
that is to say; so that means
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
very likely; very probable
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
trembling with fear; filled with trepidation
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
as a child; when one was a child
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing