to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
neutrality (incl. chemical, electrical, etc.); indifference; sexlessness; androgyny; neuter gender
(top) half naked; naked above the waist
older sister; elder sister
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
line; queue; procession; matrix
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
succession struggle; succession race
intensification; aggravation
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
rumor; rumour; gossip; speculation; irresponsible criticism; hearsay
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
to make merry; to be festive
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial