self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
demanding; difficult; strict
lovers' talk; whispered intimacies
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
closing one's eyes; passing away; dying peacefully
conditionally; with conditions attached
good news; gospel (teachings or revelations of Jesus Christ)
to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
human; human-like; as a person
broken; intermittent; disconnected
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
You'll regret this!; I'll get you for this; Just you wait
to stifle a laugh; to hold back a laugh
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
sour look; surly face; pout
falling on one's backside (behind, bottom); pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
and then; and so; and; so then
weak-headed; can't drink much; can't hold one's liquor; can't take one's drink; easily gets drunk
another time; some other time
sleeping like a log; (being) fast asleep (bombed, crashed)
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate; to depart from (the norm, etc.)
performance fee (actor, singer, etc.)
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
extremely dangerous; full of peril
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while