reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
painter (of buildings, etc.)
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
to stare back (at); to glare back
roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
as you can imagine; as you might guess
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
college of the arts; university of the arts; art university
practice (in the field); training (esp. practical and hands-on); practical exercise; drill
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)