and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
peace; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
night-clothes; heavy kimono-like quilt
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
simmer; bubble out; flow out
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
being left out; being ostracized
delicacy; tact; considerateness; sensitivity; thoughtfulness
dozens; scores of; decades
uncertainty; transiency; impermanence; mutability
arbitrarily; of its own accord; voluntarily; wilfully; willfully; as one pleases
sense of values; values; value system
priority; order of precedence
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to insert (usu. as part of sexual intercourse)
to rub against; to chafe; to quarrel
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
agitation; stirring; whipping; beating
thickly; stickily; viscously
annotation; explanatory note; comment
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream