soon; shortly; before long
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
easy to drink; easy to swallow; quaffable
waking; waking up; awakening
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
to shout (in anger); to yell
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
4th day of the month; four days
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
summary; recapitulation; aggregation
with a (cry of) "ah!"; with a shout (of surprise, shock, etc.); in surprise; in astonishment
very shy person; bashful person
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange
how; in what way; how about; questionable
Japanese dock (Rumex japonicus)
to become better; to improve
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
power of recovery; ability to recuperate; resilience
dealt hand consisting of one 20-point card and six 1-point cards; outstanding; standing out above the rest
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
right beside; close to; nearby
model; (good) example; exemplar; paragon
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori
master; Your Lordship; My Lord; husband
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to treat as a joke; to do jokingly
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
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)