having one's choice; (ability to) pick and choose
striking; remarkable; considerable
dessert stomach; having room for dessert despite being full
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
outcast; odd man out; pariah
established practice; custom
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
irregular employment; non-fulltime employment; non-regular; irregular; subnormal (number); denormal
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
being the sole winner; beating everyone else; winner-take-all; mostly alone; mostly by oneself
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
small cake made from sweet potatoes; sweet potato
indirection; indirectness
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
reasonableness (esp. of children); obedience
dish towel; tea towel; dishcloth
physical work; manual labour (labor)
admission; (self-)acknowledgment; (self-)acknowledgement; self-identification
amusing; funny; interesting
glutinous rice steamed with red beans or some other ingredient; (arch.) trickery; (arch.) deception
special guest (e.g. on a TV show); guest performer
each time it happens; at all such times
both sides (on the left and right); both neighbours
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
to start to drink; to try to drink; to partially drink
as if it were about oneself