tingling; stinging; pungently
stagnation; hindrance; delay
Ms; Miss; Madame; highbrow (woman); cerebral
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
to work assiduously; to give one's all; to make the utmost effort; (lit.) to make (grind) one's body into dust
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
viewing as a problem; problematizing
global scale; worldwide scale
hereabouts; around there; that area
after the end (of something); post-
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
whispering into a person's ear
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
likability; favorability; popularity
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
sense of anticipation; feeling of expectation; feeling of hope
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
paying; remunerative; advantageous; profitable
earning extra money (e.g. from a side job)
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
the way one works; one's working manner
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
(sound effect for) collapsing; losing strength; slumping; losing balance
to fall on one's backside
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement