one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
parting; separation; farewell
lost article; something forgotten
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
suspicious-looking; fishy
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to look forward to something
empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
mask; disguise; guise; mask
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
very; much; greatly; a lot of
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone