evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
pipe shaft (in a building); riser shaft
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to finger; to tamper (with)
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
handstand; headstand; being upside down; being in reverse
fate; destiny; predestination
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
narrow; cramped; tight; fussy; narrow-minded
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
with a start; with a jump
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
hospitalization; hospitalisation
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to let out a cry; to shout
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious
hostility; animosity; enmity
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
tension; mental strain; nervousness