obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
unrequited love; one-sided love
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
indiscriminate shooting; random shooting; firing blindly
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
hard to deal with; hard to handle; difficult; trying; intractable; incorrigible
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap; wake-up sweets
to be stripped of all one's clothes; to lose everything one has
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
higher rank; better position
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly
end of a match; end of a game
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
pussy (i.e. female genitals); sexual intercourse
empty lot; vacant plot of land
worst; poor and boring; uncool
(being) about to start out; (being) about to leave; having just left; (being) on the way
order of seats; seating precedence; class standing
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
diploma; licence; license
approval; license; licence; permission
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
burning at the stake; execution by burning
to domineer; to throw one's weight around; to lord it (over)
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
to choke; to have trouble breathing
at your own discretion; as you see fit
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
doctor's office; medical office; sickbay