timid; faint-hearted; wimpish
greater than ...; bigger ...
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
pencil case; pencil box; writing brush case
plain; unfigured; patternless; solid (color)
beautiful woman; pretty girl
neurosis; nervous breakdown; mental problem; identity crisis; obsession
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
telecommunications equipment; communication device
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
tall story; tall tale; cock-and-bull story; bullshit
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
all you have to do is; just; that's all
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
of all things (people, places, days, etc.)
serious damage; heavy damage; being wrecked; thrashing (an opponent); crushing; giving a drubbing
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
feeling of fellowship; fellow feeling
to call; to summon; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to buy
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
person being waited for; person who waits
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
mouthpiece; cigarette holder; cigarette filter (tip); fragrant garnish (for soup)
frizzy (hair); wiry; sizzling; frizzling; stingingly (of heat or cold); painfully
coffee cup; spinning teacups (amusement ride)
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
(made of) leather; leather-bound
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)