persuasion by tears; using tears to get one's way; sob story
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
deadly serious; deadly earnest
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
teacher; instructor; professor
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
worthy of special mention
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
(large) compilation; culmination (of hard work)
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
admonition; remonstrance; expostulation
February; second month of the lunar calendar
pole on which to hang laundry for drying; clothesline
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
(adding) fuel to the fire
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
to blaze; to burn brightly
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
arriving at the final stop (of a bus, train, etc.); reaching the end of the line
abrupt plot change; unexpected story development; story development from out of left field
outcast; odd man out; pariah
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
counter-proposal; counter-suggestion
to increase; to add to; to augment
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule