to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
particularly; only; in the case of
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
foster father; adoptive father
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
since then; from that time; ever since
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
proud; having a prominent nose
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
shelter; safe shelter; evacuation shelter; place of refuge
the last moment; the very end
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
to blow through; to blow across
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
not yet known; unknown; strange