to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
act of self-harm; self-injurious behavior; self-injurious behaviour
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
to shake; to waver; to tremble
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
discarding; firing (an employee)
reaction; response; reaction
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
selfishness; egotism; egoism; egocentricity
shift the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); pass the buck
generator (e.g. signal generator)
to use (in cooking); to mix (in)
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour
to beat vigorously; to rain strikes upon someone; to tan someone's hide; to mercilessly pummel; to beat the daylights out of
to hurt; to smart; to sting
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage