to invent a pretext for a quarrel; to pick a fight
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
to act cocky; to put on airs; to be full of oneself
to take off (another's clothes); to strip someone (of their clothes); to undress
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
offensive smell; bad smell; foul smell; stench
mixing; blending; adding; adulteration; contamination
definitely OK; definitely possible
slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); suddenly (appearing, coming out, etc.); distractedly; absentmindedly
unanimity; unanimous consent; unanimous agreement
named after; associated with; connected with
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
virgin (usu. female); maiden; virgin (e.g. forest); unspoiled by human activity; debut; maiden (e.g. voyage)
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
personal history; background; career
military service; serving in a war; taking part in a campaign
one's youth; one's youthful days (years); the flower of one's youth; the springtime of one's life
(after) bouncing around from one place to the next
bringing up (one's daughter) like a princess
disinheritance; disowning
university graduate; having graduated from university
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
terrible; awful; I don't even want to talk about it; without reason; inevitable; that's just how it is
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; cleaning; removing; trap
stall; downturn; slowdown; slump
to bend; to warp; to curve
hit-and-run tactics; striking and immediately retreating
to emphasize; to attach importance to
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to mistake (for something or someone else); to be unable to recognize
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
to decide (e.g. an outcome); to dictate; to determine
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
time flies like an arrow; time and tide wait for no man; life is short
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful