being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
thermos bottle; vacuum flask
to finish ...; to do ... completely
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
one's person; around one's person
because; the reason why is
mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition
breastplate; chest protector; bib
pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency
lone wolf; loner; self-reliant person
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
to line up with; to be a member of; to rank with; to attend; to take part in
articulation; speaking one's lines smoothly; reciting one's lines well
pace; rate; pitch (i.e. angle, space, field, sound, etc.); pitch (from distilling petroleum, tar, etc.); pitch (football, rugby); playing field
drunken sickness; getting sick from drinking; drunken frenzy; becoming violent or disorderly when drunk
to walk away; to saunter off
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
to get high (on drugs); to trip; to slur one's words (as a result of taking sleeping pills, etc.); to lose one's wits (due to lack of sleep, etc.); to space out
effect; efficacy; virtue; benefit
stimulant (e.g. psychoactive drugs like methamphetamine, ritalin, etc.)
control; management; supervision
G-man; FBI agent; inspector
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
water of life; life-giving water; distilled liquor (brandy, whisky, etc.); spirits; (arch.) semen
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
success; achievement; fruition
to stop; to prohibit; to forbid someone to do something
sexual experience (with women)
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task