to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
shyness; bashfulness; shame
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.); baseball team
soccer club (at a school); football club
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
to be conspicuous; to stand out
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
human; human-like; as a person
self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem
water flea (Daphnia spp.)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
counter for laps or circuits; perimeter; Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
one by one; one each; one at a time
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
wildly enthusiastic; crazy (about something)
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
yell (of encouragement); cheering (esp. for a school sports team)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face