being about to cry; the verge of tears
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
pink (colour, color); (lit.) colour of peach (flowers)
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
living thing; living creature; animal; life
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
since one's birth; in one's whole life; all one's life
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
continuation; succession; series
while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
at the last moment; this late in the game
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
hay fever; pollinosis (allergy to pollen)
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot
flawless; absolute perfection
to become clear; to be made public
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful sight