ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
trivial; not amounting to much
popular (with); in favour (with); well received
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
proud; having a prominent nose
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
prone to adultery; flirtatious
senior high school; high school
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
incessant working; working non-stop
the other day; lately; recently
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
feeling ashamed; feeling of one's inferiority
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
softly; mildly; gently; politely
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
way; method; means; resource; course
main force; chief object; mainline
hoot hoot; tu-whit tu-whoo; oh!; I see; huh!
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
retort; back talk; backchat
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead