unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
shopping; purchased goods
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
check; restraint; oppression; repression
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
clear solution; clean decision
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
to go together; to go in company (with); to go along (with)
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; overdone; over par; overexposure
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe; not completely displeasing; fairly pleasing
obvious (e.g. of a lie); transparent
ESPer; one who has ESP (extrasensory perception)
serious look (on one's face); straight face
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
in succession; one after another
reflection (of light); reflection (of society, attitudes, etc.); application (of an update, changes, etc.); taking effect
changing again and again; seesawing back and forth; being in a state of flux
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
January; first month of the lunar calendar
to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay