reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
deceiving; cheating; fooling
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
complexion; colour; color; blood red
simply put; putting it simply; in short
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
smelling burnt; tasting burnt; having a burnt smell
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
burnt rice; scorched rice; crispy rice at bottom of cooking pan; woman who hangs out with gay men
to sit down at the dining table (with someone); to eat with company; to share a table
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
pickled vegetables; pickles
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
happy memory; sweet memory
priority; order of precedence
affected (appearance, attitude); stuck up; pompous; self-loving