self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
gossip; corner of the mouth
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
so; like this; in this way
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
many; much; plenty; hardly
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
failure; mistake; blunder
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
diagnosis; medical examination
considerably; fairly; quite
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
all; entire; whole; altogether
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
calm; composed; cool; quiet
how many months?; how long?
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
sympathy; compassion; pity
sympathy; empathy; response
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
that's the way it is; such is life