finger; hands and fingers; hands
repeated occurrence; frequently occurring
matter of time; question of time
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
conviction; belief; confidence
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
closing (properly); shutting; firmness; tightness; carefulness (with money); economy
male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth
foxes and tanuki; sly fellow; deceiver
to be proud; to be haughty; to be arrogant; to be conceited; to brag; to show off
long (time that has passed); old (story)
the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
in history; ever; historical
to act first; to act precipitously; to be rash; to get ahead of oneself; to jump the gun
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
man who is popular with women
(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
technology; technique; technical
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
a little; a bit; slightly
with a broad grin; smirking
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
to roll about with laughter; to be convulsed with laughter; to laugh one's head off
tediously; persistently; lazily; idly; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash