sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
thought; consideration; thinking
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
imagination; supposition; guess
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
speech and conduct; words and deeds
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
to press a question; to cross-examine
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
(not) so much; (not) that much
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
hardness of hearing; bradyacusia; deafness; hearing loss
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to do for (the sake of someone else)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
to envy; to be envious (of); to be jealous (of)
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
how; in what way; how about