to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to pull over one's eyes (e.g. hat); to wear pulled down over one's eyes
to be scared; to be afraid; to tremble with fear
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
with a start; with a jump
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack
one or two; a few; small number
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
the other day; lately; recently
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
question; inquiry; enquiry
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
while; on the same occasion; at the same time; along with
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
large number (of); many; majority
little by little; bit by bit
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow