-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
breakthrough; great discovery
speaking inarticulately (slurring, lisping, etc.)
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
class president; head class representative
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness; uprightness; integrity; scrupulousness
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
to miss one's chance to say; to fail to mention
laughable; ridiculous; funny; comical
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
in that manner; like that
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
to come to realize; to become aware (of)
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
sentimental; on an emotional level; in one's heart
rather; better; instead; if anything
influenced (by); under an influence
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
novel; story; (work of) fiction
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
photography event; photo session; photo shoot
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet