continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
boy; son; baby boy; young man
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
bizarre murder; grotesque murder
whoosh (of water); hiss (of a cat, snake, etc.); sizzle
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
shrieking; squealing; screeching; chattering (e.g. of a monkey); chittering
nonchalantly; without a care
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
spine; backbone; spinal column
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to exchange; to replace; to shift personnel; to replace one person with another
ice water; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; frightening
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
description; describing; depicting
difficult to ...; hard to ...
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
door; gate; opening; title page