to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
nonchalant air; unruffled air
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
bad pun; corny joke; worn-out joke; dad joke
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
wooden hammer; wooden mallet
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
split among friends; falling out; internal discord
sudden reversal (of behavior, opinion, attitude, etc.); about-face; flip-flop
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
carbonic acid; carbonated water; carbonated drink; baking soda; sodium carbonate
bubbliness (of a carbonated drink); sound of bubbles (of a carbonated drink); fluffiness (of a cake, souffle, whipped cream)
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
animal; beastly; carnal; sensual; brute
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; perversion (esp. sexual)
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to tell (on someone); to tattle; to snitch
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
cased; boxed; precious; cherished; girl who has been sheltered from the world; one's special talent