to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
being about to cry; the verge of tears
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to have no chance (of succeeding)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to burn moxa on the skin
to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
boy; son; baby boy; young man
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
mending; repair; darning; patching up
everywhere; all over; throughout
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to be entwined; to be involved
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
by myself; in person; by oneself
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer