disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest
and yet; though; when; in spite of
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
to bring calamity upon oneself; to invite disaster; to court disaster
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
trouble; bother; annoyance
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship
look like; sound like; savor of; smack of
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to complain; to make a complaint
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
something like ...; something called ...