to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
jumping to a hasty conclusion
penalty; sentence; punishment
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
curse; spell; malediction
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
recently; lately; these days
point of uncertainty; unclarified issue; doubt
(the) haves; those who have
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
Bletilla striata (purple variety of orchid)
throughout; all through; right through
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
half and half; fifty-fifty
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to find fault with other people rather than oneself; (for the pot) to call the kettle black
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
(not) even once; (not) ever
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
serious; grave; dignified; solemn