yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
please be careful; please take care
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
to do a silly thing; to do something stupid
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
every year; yearly; annually
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
to place in a row; to line up; to range in order; to list one after another (e.g. excuses, reasons, complaints); to rattle off (e.g. lies, compliments); to reel off
joints; points (of a speech)
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
besides; moreover; in addition; to make matters worse
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
honesty does not pay; life is unfair
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
to have an uneasy conscience
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
to go astray; to become corrupt; to go bad