playing the victim; playing the victim card
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
just because; even if; even though
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to talk; to chat; to chatter
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling
rough; casual (clothing); rough (of a golf course); rough sketch; rough draft
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
space (room, area, outer space)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post
instant; moment; for an instant
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder