to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
to have a smattering knowledge of
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
sexual discrimination; sexism
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
clubbers; frequenters of nightclubs; partygoers
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
quickly; swishing; whooshing
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; serious; sober
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
to satisfy oneself (by doing); to find relief (in doing)
to rally; to make a comeback
restoration; return; reduction; resolution; deoxidization
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
to use one thing for several purposes; to use the same thing on multiple occasions; to work someone hard; to order around; to boss
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
to take over; to hand over
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
endurance; perseverance; patience
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
to spend a night together
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed