self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
taking advantage of (a convenient situation)
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
is never the case; has never happened
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
breathing of a sleeping person
splish-splash; with a splash
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
dismissal of class (at the end of the day); recess (at school); break
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against
open; spacious; extensive
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to strip and leave clothes lying around
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
one by one; one each; one at a time
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
wherein; therein; thereinto
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to drop; to let fall; to omit