to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
clink; clack; feeling annoyed; being offended; being hurt
way of asking; way of listening; listener
what is called; what they call; so-called
lover; lady-killer; sexy guy
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
expression; presentation; representation; notation
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
cliche; platitude; formula; set phrase
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
hard worker; hardworking person
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
preference; priority; precedence
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to stare back at; to look back at
to rock; to shake; to swing
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to give guidance; to explain clearly; to admonish; to preach
to come to one's senses; to calm down
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
serious reflection; soul-searching; penitence
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
not just once; more than once; many times; again and again
two times; twice; two degrees
(only) one option; one possible choice
to half-rise to one's feet