to abandon; to give up on; to desert
to play with fire; to do something very dangerous; to take a great risk; (lit.) to step on a tiger's tail
nice; likeable; desirable
to loiter around; to wander about
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
arranging beforehand to tell the same story; getting the stories straight; coordinating one's stories
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
isn't it (that) different (from usual, from what one could expect, etc.)?; isn't that wrong?; no, that's wrong; it's not like that; that's not the case
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
person from (the planet of)
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
astounding; tremendous; wild; crazy; exorbitant; outrageous
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
rebellion; revolt; insurrection; treason
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
for that very reason; that is exactly why ...; as expected; just as one thought; sure enough
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
becoming turbid; becoming muddy; becoming muddled (of thoughts, senses, etc.); growing dim (of consciousness); disorder; chaos
minimum; at the very least
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
supervised; under surveillance
one thing after another; out of the frying pan and into the fire
foreign; imported; outpatient; outpatient care; outpatient clinic
drop-by-drop; dripping; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion; sluggishly; dawdling
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship