to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff
to torment; to harass; to tease
to like; to love; to be fond of
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
peep; chirp; poor; hard up; the runs; diarrhea
to bawl; to cry; to scream
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
it's not like; it isn't as if
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
one thin flat object; one sheet
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
restive horse; unmanageable person (esp. a woman); shrew; stubborn tomboy
overconfident; presumptuous
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
faddist; follow-the-crowd type; poser; trend junkie; sheep
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
fortune-telling; divination
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah