(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
driving off a troublesome person; getting rid of a nuisance
violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
whispering into a person's ear
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
rather; sooner; preferably
vent; bent; "finger bending" guitar technique
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
clearing one's throat; cough
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
free-for-all; open-to-all; optional (to participate in); non-compulsory
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
to escape from; to get out
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
each; (arch.) you (plural)
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
now that; since; so long as; because
to get back together (with a former partner)
to like; to love; to be fond of