to be preeminent; to be outstanding
sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
European pear (Pyrus communis)
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
matcha; powdered green tea
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
rain or shine; no postponement for rain
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
very much; exceedingly; extremely
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
Western painting; Western film; Western movie
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
by all means; by all costs
to think too much; to be over-concerned
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
between times; when there's a spare moment
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
no exception; without exception; always the same
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible