to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
feeling restless; feeling nervous; fidgety; distracted
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
sharp parting remark; parting threat
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
commercial paper; CP; communist party; CP; cerebral palsy; cerebral paralysis; counterpurchase
war; battle; match; game; competition
to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
wrong; different; not like that
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome
vegetables or fish boiled in soy sauce
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
to dominate (usu. one's husband)
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
unintentionally; inadvertently; calmly; casually; nonchalantly; innocently
frequency (of occurrence)