to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled
grumbling; complaining; muttering; crumpling (e.g. paper)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
chilled syrup; soft drink of malt syrup mixed with boiling water, ginger juice, grated ginger, sometimes sprinkled with cinnamon (used as a refreshing summer drink, similar to ginger ale)
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
serious (vital) question; a grave issue; a matter of grave concern
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
repayment; settlement (of a debt); paying off; reimbursement (of expenses)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to subsist; to keep on living
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); Japanese bunching onion; green onion; spring onion; scallion
to be conceited; to be stuck up; to be full of oneself; to be cocky
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; wide open; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
stronghold; citadel; base (of operations); headquarters
accidental fire; fire caused by negligence; misfire; failure to ignite
coherence; order; focus; point
useless; worthless; silly; trivial
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
series (of something); range (e.g. of mountains)
process; course; mechanism
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
clarification; definition
person of common sense; common sense man
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
flaunting; showing off; display (of power, wealth, etc.); ostentation
self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem
is something that; is that which
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
leaving one's seat (before an event is over); excusing oneself (from a meeting, conversation, etc.)
person who just tags along; hanger-on; person who follows someone around like a shadow; clingy person; mindless follower; (lit.) goldfish feces