achievement of one's goal; goal achievement
how much; how many; to what extent; oh my god; how; what the
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
to swell up (by soaking in or absorbing a liquid); to become soft; to become soggy; to become lazy; to become indolent; to become slack
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
to feel nostalgic for the past; to look back fondly on the old days; to yearn for days gone by
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
to steal a glance (at); to look furtively (at); to take a peek (at)
to miss one's chance to say; to fail to mention
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to go straight to one's head (of alcohol); to feel the effects (of an illness); to lose one's wits
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
serious wound; serious injury
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
(reciprocal) communication; (coming to a) mutual understanding
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
to get into trouble; to have troubles; to cause trouble; to break down
to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
none of your business!; don't bother me!; keep out of it!
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
front or rear of a palanquin (carried by two people); one of two people carrying a palanquin
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
indecisively; hesitantly; irresolutely; wishy-washily
something small; something petty; trifle
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
curiosity; inquisitiveness
outsider; someone outside of a group
fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright