poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to probe someone's real intentions; to sound someone out; to try to fathom someone's thoughts
taking part on the spur of the moment; participating without registering beforehand; last-minute entrant; specking on flower petals
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
prime minister; premier; chancellor
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.); loud; high-pitched
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
unthinking; thoughtless; heedless; inconsiderate
to speak; to say; to vocalize
rendezvous; meeting; area where guests gather before the start of a tea ceremony; waiting room; (arch.) meeting place for assignations, drinking, etc.
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to happen to have on hand or in stock
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
feminine features; having a girl's face (for a man); girly face
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
extremely dangerous; full of peril
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
to become scared; to have an attack of nerves; to have a yellow streak; to chicken out; to run out of courage
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
to shout (in anger); to yell
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do