such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
(many) years; long-standing (esp. hatred, grudge); ancient
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
probability; likelihood; chances
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
jumping along in a squatting position; bunny-hopping
metallic sound; metallic clank
raindrops (dripping from eaves, branches, etc.); exclamation point; exclamation mark
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
and; thereupon; because of that
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
impossible; unlikely; improbable
extract; excerpt; selection
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to some extent; to a certain extent
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
way of talking; speaking style
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to be helpful; to be useful