dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum
to put into writing; to write
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
to set about in earnest; to make a strenuous effort; to put one's back into (doing)
pain of love; love troubles
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
a little; a bit; slightly
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
unable to focus on ... (due to being preoccupied with something else); unable to concentrate on ...; unable to settle down to ...
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
habu (Trimeresurus flavoviridis); yellow-spotted pit viper
to shut (someone) out; to leave out; to freeze out; to exclude; to ostracize; to give the cold shoulder
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
black joke; black comedy; morbid humor
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
so (e.g. so much, so close, so many, so few)
in bad taste; problematic; of poor character
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
even if ...; even supposing that ...
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
boiled octopus; person with red flushed skin
interferer; meddler; buttinsky
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character