disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
ignorant of the ways of the world
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
New Year ornament (usu. of straw, fern leaves, seaweed and bitter orange fruit, and hung at the entrance of a home)
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
whispering into a person's ear
verbal message; word (from someone)
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
sharp parting remark; parting threat
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)