to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to make sure of the truth
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
rouge (esp. lip rouge); lipstick
winner-takes-all (system)
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to colour; to color; to grow lively; to become excited; to waver; to show uneasiness
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group); to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
to act tough; to act bad; to act worse than one really is
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
you (plural); all of you; you all
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
bringing up; rearing; upbringing
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
in one's own way or style
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to be nauseating; to be disgusting; to be revolting; to throw up; to vomit
sharply; harshly; stingingly
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
fixed form; regular shape; standard-size mail
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
completely; all the way; altogether; bodily
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else