to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
after school (at the end of the day)
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
in that way; like that; that way
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to be found; to be discovered
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
not necessarily so; is not always true
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
air conditioning unit; AC unit; air conditioner
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
uninhabited island; desert island
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
speaking voice; talking voice
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
space (room, area, outer space)
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
notice; attention; observation
if you think about it; come to think of it
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
nice; likeable; desirable
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
passing the winter; hibernation
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
arranging beforehand to tell the same story; getting the stories straight; coordinating one's stories
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine; vulgar person; snob