man; male; masculine gender
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
ten; 10; ten years of age
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
impulse buying; impulse purchase
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought
to be worried; to be troubled
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
regret; repentance; remorse
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
both hands; both arms; ten
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
little by little; bit by bit
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)