poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
sake tasting; wine tasting
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
walking briskly; determinedly
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
sharp parting remark; parting threat
change; transition; vicissitudes
like that; that way; thus
to say (something) over one's shoulder
to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle
deep inside; innermost place
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
head over heels; headlong; head first
snap (e.g. of the wrist in baseball); snapshot (esp. of people); snap fastener; press stud
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
level; standard; water level
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
though; even if; whether ... or ...
patting; stroking; caressing
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
for a while; for some time; for a period
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
and so; therefore; for that reason
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone