not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
extremely; very; really; super; so
different opinion; objection
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
(young and) innocent; naive; pure; fresh; artless; unsophisticated
to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered; to roll one's eyes up and down
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
(excessive) flattery; smarminess; fawning
sincere; earnest; serious
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other
to open up (to someone); to become unreserved; to lower one's guard; to become friendly (with); to feel at ease; to take a relaxed attitude (to)
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
with a whizzing sound; with a whistling sound; sound of something whizzing by
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
weather forecast; weather report
talking while standing; standing around talking
wrong; different; not like that
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
the whole face; (wearing an expression) all over one's face
being good-for-nothing; useless person
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
something or other; anything
to say; to be called; to do
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement