losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
image; figure; figure; form; image
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
clincher; pick-up line; honeyed phrase; telling phrase; phrase that brings someone around, esp. in personal relationships
to fall in love (with); to fall for; to be attracted (by); to be charmed (by); to forget oneself; to be entranced (by)
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
philosophical view; looking at philosophically; long view; farsighted view
already; now; no longer; not any more
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
to have a talk; to tell a story
preparations for returning (home)
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
on bad terms; at loggerheads
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
absent-mindedly; absently; idly; in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper
to be kind to; to treat kindly
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
as a child; when one was a child