low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
glutinous rice steamed with red beans or some other ingredient; (arch.) trickery; (arch.) deception
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
to become pale; to turn pale
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
debt collection; debt collector
that kind; competition; match
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
intangible; incorporeal; by force; outrageous; making light of; making fun of
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
"gentleman" who escorts a woman home, only to make a pass at her
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
multi-unit apartments; apartment complex
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures
to make merry and forget one's troubles; to do as one pleases
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
the good fortune to have been born male
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
many; a lot; much; multitude
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
cherry blossom (colour, color)
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
combination; union; binding; bond
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
very loose; slowly; leisurely