desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
striking; remarkable; considerable
to be frowned on; to invite frowns of disapproval; to displease (people); to disgust
presence; sitting with; being with
to be careless; to be inattentive; long and disheveled (e.g. hair) (dishevelled); (arch.) flaring up (fire); (arch.) rising (e.g. steam)
stranger; tramp; wanderer
praise and censure; public criticisms
in that manner; like that
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
downward glance; contemptuous look
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
university graduate; having graduated from university
privately-made (esp. postcard, mailing card, etc.); commercially-made; non-government; unofficial
job hunting; seeking employment
product; produce; result; fruit
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
one's manners; one's attitude
sense of emptiness; empty feeling; feeling of meaninglessness
weatherbeaten; exposed to rain
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to crumble away; to collapse
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward
to take up one's chopsticks (to begin a meal); to start to eat; to eat
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat