weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
until now; so far; up to the present
smoky; awkward; ill at ease
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to invent a pretext for a quarrel; to pick a fight
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to stiffen; to become stiff
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
to chase; to run after; to pursue
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to be sticky; to be stringy; to be glutinous
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
servant; manservant; menial
popular name; common name; given name
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
being very forgetful; having a bad memory
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
underground website or online message board for a school where students typically exchange information on tests, commit cyberbullying, etc.