to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
emotional scars; mental trauma
pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
means; way; method; measure
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
three times; thrice; third (interval)
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
serious; severe; grave; acute
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
cake served with tea; teacake
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
such ... as; or some such
woman; female; feminine gender
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion