counter-proposal; counter-suggestion
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
looking on; standing by and watching; sitting back and watching; remaining a spectator
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to summon courage; to be brave
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
the front; honest; upright; decent
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
calamity; disaster; misfortune
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
impulsive; emotional; straightforward; hot-headed; quick-tempered
to correct oneself; to restate
how can (one) do something
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; all around; here and there; four sides (of a square)
never mind!; don't worry about it
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
to treat shabbily; to be careless about; to handle roughly; to waste; to use wastefully; to spend recklessly
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
nagging; critical; talkative; gossipy
without; unless; have to do
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
madder red; dark red; crimson