turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
this and that; one thing and another
high-handed; domineering; on one's high horse
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
buying and eating sweets (esp. of children); between-meal snacking
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
with a light pull; with a gentle tug; with a small motion
all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be dejected; to be exhausted; to be tired out
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
condition; situation; prospects
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
feeling keenly; fully realizing
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool
fraction; odd sum; odd money; small change; (arch.) low class female servant
although; though; despite the fact that ...
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
change of attitude (stance, position); lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack
sudden change; complete change
to be put to shame (of an expert); to be no match (for someone); (lit.) to run away barefoot
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
to be caught (of a wild animal or fish); to be captured; to be able to catch; to be able to win (a title, prize, etc.)
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
fish-based cooking; fish dish
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
surrender; capitulation; submission; yield
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
owning nothing except the clothes on one's back
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...