why; how come; unfortunately; alas
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
dullard; indecisive person
slender build; slender figure; leptosome; waifish; leptosomaic; leptosomatic
mushroom cut; bowl cut; moptop
golden and shiny; gaudy; gaudily decorated; brand spanking new; new and shiny
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
discipline; training; teaching manners
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
fondness for women; woman admirer; lustful man; being attractive to women; being a lady-killer
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
just you wait and see (as a threat)
to stare back (at); to glare back
to crouch; to squat; to cower
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
gaudy; loud; garish; intense; harsh; extreme
thickly painted; thickly lacquered; impasto
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
figure; body shape; build; physique; form
to work as the backbone (of); to bear responsibility (for); to be the mainstay (of); to be the central part (of)
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
heartache; ache in one's heart; emotional pain
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
in one's hands; in one's control
to care for someone; to look after someone
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)