or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
any more; any further; any better; any longer
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to be at a loss for words
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
starting point; starting line
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
not wearing a bra; being bra-less; generic (goods)
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to be transparent; to show through
peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures