left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood
to care for someone; to look after someone
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
walnut (Juglans spp., esp. Juglans regia)
question; inquiry; enquiry
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
anything and everything; just about everything
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
taking advantage of (a convenient situation)
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
youthful indiscretion; youthful enthusiasm; youthful excess
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious