to lose one's footing; to slip
to fall off; to tumble down
to fail; to mess up; to bungle; to screw the pooch
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
at a loss for words; stumped for words
smoky; awkward; ill at ease
baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.); baseball team
soccer club (at a school); football club
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
state of mind; mentality; psychology
to raise one's voice; to shout
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
now that; since; so long as; because
bodily sensation; sense; experience