to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
instant noodles sold in a cup; cup noodles
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
in any case; at all events; no matter how things turn out; whichever way it goes
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
single cell; simple-minded; one-track-minded
standing firm; holding out
(verbal) message; word (from someone)
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to become desperate; to give in to despair
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
vexed; irritated; fretful; shaggy; bushy; ragged
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
unrealistic; impractical; infeasible; unreal
as if nothing had happened
to sit down at the dining table (with someone); to eat with company; to share a table
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
to yell; to rant; to rave
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
to put on airs; to throw one's weight about; to swagger; to act arrogantly
forced laugh; forced smile
to fulfill one's responsibilities
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
seriously; no kidding; joking aside; in all seriousness
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
overall victory; championship; winning the title; (being in) heaven; bliss; perfect contentment
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession