looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
undeserved honor (honour); too great an honour
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
strong person; the strong; the powerful
to flatter; to play up to; to fawn on; to pander to; to cater to
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
menial; meanness; servility; abject
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
having one misfortune after another; insult to injury
enlightenment; instruction
to be touching; to be moving
and; AND (Boolean operator)
to look down on; to condescend
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
contrastive conjunction (but, however, etc.); contradictory conjunction
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
not understanding; not knowing
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
alley; alleyway; bare earth (i.e. ground not covered by a roof); open field; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
hollow; sharply; cleanly (of cutting); smoothly
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
calculating; sly; cunning; flirty; flirtatious
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)