to be born under a (certain) star; to be born with a certain destiny; to be fated
close; intimate; on good terms
trip abroad; overseas travel
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
to be completely weakened; to be utterly exhausted; to be worn out; to be completely at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be greatly annoyed (by)
to turn completely into; to become completely
chance (of success); odds
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
to have (something) innate; to be born with
concussion (of the brain)
shady; underhanded; questionable
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
hard ball; regulation ball
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
inquiry; enquiry; question; searching; looking for
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
chop (pork, lamb, etc.); chop; chop (in tennis or table tennis); chop stroke
to be free; to be available
exemplar; model; example; pattern
(on the) right track; (on the) right lines
way of asking; way of listening; listener
fresh; (liquid) non-dairy creamer; coffee whitener
to talk (someone) down; to argue down; to silence; to put (someone) in their place; to corner in an argument; to get the better of
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer); letting the ball go past
to talk (someone) down; to argue down; to silence; to put (someone) in their place; to corner in an argument; to get the better of
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar