to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to stop walking; to pause
taking care of one's health; recuperation; covering (with a protective material); coating; curing (concrete)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
old friend; old acquaintance
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
indicate reason; infers some protest
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
rather; better; instead; if anything
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
modesty; humility; being humble
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
so; like this; in this way
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
story; tale; talk; discussion
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude