teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
wicker trunk; wicker luggage
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to rekindle one's love; to fall in love again (with a person one has previously been in love with)
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
bun (hairstyle); chignon; topknot
tight sleeve (of a kimono or dress)
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
glorious achievement; distinguished service
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
very young; little; childish; immature
being left out; being ostracized
personal feelings; self-interest