word game; wordplay; playing with words
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to blindstitch the inside of a fold with (equally spaced) threadings (i.e. pulling shoe lacing tight)
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
to be harboured (of negative feelings or thoughts); to be rooted in one's mind; to coil; to curl around; to become tangled (e.g. of roots)
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
salvation (of the world); saving the world
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
shameless; shameless person
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
whole face; all over one's face
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
little by little; bit by bit
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
self-centeredness; selfishness; egotism; egocentricity
to jump on (a horse); to jump onto (a bus, train, etc.); to jump into (a taxi)
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
recesses (of one's mind, heart, etc.); depths; innermost parts
to infer; to figure out; to get an idea of; to tell; to imagine; to guess
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call