the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
right under; directly below
nether region; between the legs; groin; crotch
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
that's the way it is; such is life
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
to be bewitched by a fox; to be confused
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
practical question (problem); practical matter
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to explain adequately; to be accountable
steering; piloting; flying; management; handling; control
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
patronizing; expecting gratitude in return; acting like one is doing someone a favor; condescending
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough