to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
talking in one's sleep; somniloquy; nonsense; gibberish
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious
carrying (someone) in one's arms; princess carry; bridal carry
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
to cross the line; to go too far
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
side table; bedside table
oral rehydration solution; ORS
cautious; careful; shrewd; tactful; prudent; faultless
womanly; ladylike; feminine
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
unprecedented; record-breaking
real image; real form; real-life image; true picture
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
(being) unable to look someone in the eye; (being) too ashamed to face (someone)
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
good-natured person; nice person
superiority complex; sense of superiority
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
present; current; in operation
(husband and wife) both working; dual income
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
to speak brazenly; to never shut up
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
visit (from someone); call
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to beat; to batter; to pummel