Vocabulary

slightly; faintly

in a daze; absent-mindedly; vacantly; abstractedly; blankly; idly

fool; idiot

to become dim; to become blurred

worn-out; ragged; tattered; battered; scruffy

pleasantly warm; nice and warm

vacantly; blankly; absentmindedly

dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops

just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; now, now

so-so; passable; not (so) bad; reasonable

confused; flustered; at a loss

before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently

feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated

sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; gloomily; silently

remarkably; markedly; rapidly

to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...

remarkably; noticeably; visibly; considerably; perceptibly; appreciably

already; yet; by now; now; (not) any more; (not) any longer

(some) more; even more; longer; further

(member of the) yakuza; gangster; mobster

to come along; to come around; to turn up

dangerous; risky

complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome

making do; getting by (somehow); managing

giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

way (of doing); manner; method; means

oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!

slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure

elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance

swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering

welcome

like; as

to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...

drool

than

according to

tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling

seeming ...; appearing ...

to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled

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