being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
to thrust down; to push off
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
exceptional; praiseworthy; laudable
look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
last week; the week before
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
surely; certainly; without doubt
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
such ... as; or some such
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to say (something) over one's shoulder
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away