not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
just you wait and see (as a threat)
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
persecution complex; paranoia
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
dozens; scores of; decades
to be cut out for (e.g. a job); to be suited (to)
neat and clean; tidy; trim
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
flicker (light); waver; trickle (water); glance at
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
belligerence; fighting spirit
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
self-responsibility; on one's own responsibility; at one's own risk
right in the midst of; right at the height of
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to put into the mouth; to eat
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
to shake; to waver; to tremble
late at night; at a late hour
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling