timidity; cowardice; (lit.) courage of a flea
to flatter; to curry favor (with); to butter up; to fawn over
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
hey there; I say; see here
violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
to intervene; to stop (something)
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
fundraising; collection of contributions; donating; donation; contribution
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reaping what you sow; making a rod for one's own back
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
reconciliation (with one's spouse, adopted child, etc.)
to bury the hatchet; to make up; to be reconciled; to be reunited (e.g. couple); to be reinstated
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
pipe; tube; (tobacco) pipe; cigarette holder; go-between; intermediary
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
reading matter; reading material
unnatural death; violent death
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit
totally (immersed in something, e.g. liquid, work); addicted
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
keen eye; sharp eye; keen insight; keen perception
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); suddenly (appearing, coming out, etc.); distractedly; absentmindedly
to catch fire; to be ignited; to ignite; to flare up (of an emotion, controversy, etc.); to blaze; to be ignited (of a dispute, commotion, etc.)
about; concerning; related to; -ish
man of the hour; woman of the hour
to be suspected without cause