pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to face the wrong way; to go in the wrong direction
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
king of the hill; king of the castle; king of the mountain
dim witted; bird-brained; dullard
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
a man's word is his bond; a man does not go back on what he's said
having sociable manners; sociable
innocent (esp. of a girl); naive; virgin; maiden; young striped mullet
to tame (e.g. animal); to domesticate
at a proper time; at a suitable occasion; at the correct moment; when the time is right
(being) frail; in frail health; frailty
outblooming even a flower (of a young girl); (lit.) even the flower blushes (before her beauty)
to lose a battle to win the war; to incur damage so as to inflict greater damage on a foe; (lit.) to allow one's flesh to be cut in order to sever another's bone
inattention; distraction; mind-wandering
bowel movement; evacuation; understanding
having one's guard up; not showing weak points; (of women) resisting attempts of being hit on; being distrustful of potential love interests; prudish
to be busy; to be tied up doing something
to become unrestrained and go to excess; to lose all restraint; to lose one's tension and become relaxed; to let go; to become disorderly; to be scattered
fearless; daring; knowing no fear
to leave to one's imagination
as if nothing had happened
while alive (e.g. I won't allow ... while I'm alive); as long as one lives
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
very thorough search (for contraband, escaped convict, etc.); fine-tooth-comb search; exhaustive search; scouring
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
to sell off; to sell completely
getting nauseated; getting angry
having an immediate effect; taking immediate effect
it hasn't been long since
job hunting; job searching
recollection; reminiscence
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
to break down; to collapse; to fall apart