if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
windless; calm; quiet (state of affairs); peaceful; stable
sub-; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia; America
to move (house); to change residence
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
offense and defense; offence and defence; batting and fielding
unable to stay healthy; ruining one's health; exceeding the limits of one's body
to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
on bad terms; at loggerheads
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
to the best of my ability, poor though it be
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
to cause someone to worry
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
older sister; elder sister
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
jam-packed (physically or of schedule, etc.); grinding noise; precisely; correctly (e.g. when working, etc.); acrida cinerea; oriental longheaded locust
inattention; absent-mindedness
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)
to grow up; to become an adult
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing