misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
to bring; to take; to bring about
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
critical (condition); serious
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
one eye; one of one's eyes
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
passion; ardor; enthusiasm; The Passion
item; something that one "just has to have"
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
failing to live up to one's name; being beaten by one's name
to talk (a person) down; to confute
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
momentous (crucial) decision
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
right in the middle (of); midst; height
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
my; one's own; personal; privately owned
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
carrying on one's back (e.g. baby); piggyback ride
to cramp; to be cramped; to contract
drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
school nurse; nurse-teacher; health teacher
alternately sucking in and blowing out air through one's mouth while eating something hot (in order to cool it down)
self-indulgent; undisciplined; slovenly; debauched; negligent
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous