brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to become better; to improve
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
fall; drop; descent; coming down
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
pet dog; beloved dog; love of dogs; fondness for dogs
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
toot (e.g. of trumpet); honk (e.g. of klaxon); beep; farting sound; sound of something being inflated; puff
phenomime; mimetic word; word that mimics an action, condition, or manner that does not make a sound (e.g. "damp", "calmly")
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
to press a question; to cross-examine
thorough checkup; complete examination; complete physical; detailed testing
don't worry about it; it's nothing; don't give it a thought
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
swimming area (in the ocean); swimming beach; seawater baths
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...