tedious; boring; being fed up with
to avoid being seen; to be clandestine
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
will (urge) to create; creative urge; appetite for writing
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
to intercommunicate; to exchange (messages, vows, etc.)
to pile up; to accumulate
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
(how) many times; (how) often
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
of low (mean, inferior) character
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
to step over or across; to overcome
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
to watch steadily; to stare
heart pounding; chest tightening
whatever the case; under any circumstances
self-justification; excuse
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
to inlay; to insert; to plug in (to a formula); to immerse; to trick; to deceive
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
to close (one's eyes); to shut
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
to muster (e.g. courage); to gather; to collect; to pluck up
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
gushing; overflowing; everlasting; unfailing; endless
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to stare back at; to look back at