influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
to be sullen; to be offended; to be stuffy; to be stifling; slowly (exhaling smoke)
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
self-conceit; self-centeredness; vainglory
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
notice; attention; observation
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to discuss; to talk together
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
being argued into silence; being left speechless
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
fish-shaped pancake filled with bean jam
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)