to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
person who swaggers about under borrowed authority; small man acting arrogantly through borrowed authority; (lit.) a fox that borrows the authority of a tiger
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
cannot be compared with; no match for
yearning; longing for; deep affection
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to stare at with a fixed gaze; to glare
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
long (time that has passed); old (story)