to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
unfavourably; unfavorably; disparagingly; insultingly; ill
piece of meat; cut of meat
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
balcony; Spanish bar; Spanish-style restaurant with a counter, serving food, alcoholic drinks, and coffee
cherishing the memory of; yearning for
France; French (language)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
making a living; getting on in the world; subsistence
older sister; elder sister
guardian; protector; patron; parent
to paint (draw) a picture
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
selection; making a choice; sifting; decision to adopt or reject
Acts of the Apostles (book of the Bible)
double-edged; double-edged blade
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
to brave a danger; to take a risk
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
pettifogging lawyer; unscrupulous or unethical lawyer; shyster; casuist; sophist
Christmas; Nativity; celebration of the birthday of a saint or great man
intense heat; severe heat
(time of) extreme cold; "major cold" solar term (approx. January 20, roughly the coldest time of the year)
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
firmly rooted; deep-seated