curiosity; inquisitiveness
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
around the world; throughout the world
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
present continuous tense; present progressive form; ongoing; (currently) active; currently in progress
no!; no no!; no, not at all
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
taking leave (of a visited place); leaving; going home; leaving one's employment; quitting one's job; being dismissed
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient in some way; lacking something
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
can't help; won't make much difference
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
experiment; experimentation
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
abhorrent; abominable; detestable; ominous; inauspicious; unlucky
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
death from cold; freezing to death
serious condition; critical condition
to find out; to dig up; to sniff out; to worm out; to pry out; to spy out
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to say no more; to sink into silence
closing one's eyes; passing away; dying peacefully
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
pit of one's stomach; bottom of one's heart; one's true feelings; one's innermost thoughts
quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion
abdomen; abdominal region; belly; middle part
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment