to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to enjoy the beauty of; to appreciate; to admire
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
lip-syncing; lip-synching
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
change of voice (during puberty); break of voice
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
tide; current; tendency; trend
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
throat; important part; vital area
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle; twinkling; glistening
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
blue honeysuckle (Lonicera caerulea var. emphyllocalyx); haskap
main street; avenue; boulevard
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
a long, long time ago; very long ago
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
(navigable) canal; waterway