to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
being too late; losing one's final chance
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
gender; distinction of sex; sex
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
number one; first; best; most; game; round
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
height (of body); stature
the same generation; coeval
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
originally; by nature; from the start
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
whispering; murmuring; subdued
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
considerably; greatly; a lot
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
not mince matters; not mince one's words
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
doing whatever one pleases
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight