inconsiderate; unkind; cruel; thoughtless; unthinking; mindless
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
red-banded sand wasp; deer
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
sexual frigidity; insensitivity; indifference
calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare
part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes
to sew together; to stitch together; to sew up; to switch up
arch of the foot; plantar arch
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
ankle; malleolus; ankle bone
with a twitch; twitchingly
to arch; to be curved; to become bow-shaped; to bend backward
top of the foot; instep; dorsum of the foot; dorsum pedis
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
to continue to work; to work away (at)
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)
sensitive; susceptible; emotional; impressionable; sentimental
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
secret language; jargon; cant; argot; slang
coagulation; freezing; solidification
to have a meal; to take a meal
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
to pretend; to act (as if)
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
endlessly; ceaselessly; nonstop; incessantly
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
something like ...; something called ...
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer
to step firmly (on); to harden by treading
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
way of eating; how to eat
with a plop; with a plonk; with a plunk; with a flop