jingle; jangle; chatty; nattering; coquettish; tawdry
serious; not joking; straight
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
rebellious phase; rebellious age
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
corridor; hallway; passageway
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
leather-soled sandals (geta)
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
to walk away; to walk off
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy