to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
internal organs; viscera; intestines
(one's) quota; assignment
to be consistent; to be coherent
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
concealment; suppression; hiding
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
house search (e.g. by the police)
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
present; gift; to give a present or gift
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
subtracting points; points deducted
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
tag (children's game); tig
to run around; to bustle about
sunlight; rays of the Sun
box-shaped (horse-drawn) carriage
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
personification; impersonation; embodiment
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
having no idea; having no clue
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
footwork; mobility; flexibility; adaptability
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
(starting) from nothing; from scratch