inspired by petra & sloane.

𝔦. — english, i likely overuse

• ubiquitous ♡
• pervasive
• fallacious
• nevertheless
• notwithstanding
• aspect ♡
• languid ♡
• instill
• vindicate ♡♡
• desperation
• tenuous ♡
• lenient
• reckless
• audacious
• illicit ♡
• denigrate
• appraisal ♡
• perfunctory
• copacetic
• conducive
• rhetoric ♡
• respective
• espouse ♡♡
• imposing
• assimilate
• harrowing
• cohesive
• stringent
• inclination
• incoherent
• zeitgeist
• vigilant ♡
• penchant
• mutilate
• perpetual
• lingering
• lament ♡
• signify

𝔦𝔦. — french, mostly simple

• oiseau — bird ♡
• chanson — song ♡
• étoile — star
• bientôt — soon ♡
• circonflexe — (the little hat)
• aujourd'hui — today ♡
• autrefois — formerly
• papillon — butterfly ♡
• chatoyant — shimmering
• mal à la tête — headache
• soixante — sixty
• écureuil — squirrel (suck at pronouncing this one)
• pourquoi — why (only bcs i like saying mais pourquoi ? in a whiny voice at minor inconveniences)
• avoir — to have
• formidable — great
• cicatrice — scar
• bisou — kiss
• fâché — angry
• cinquante-cinq — fifty-five (le numéro de carlito)
• vraiment — really ♡ also: c'est vrai !
• bibliothèque — library

𝔦𝔦𝔦. — other

• colmillo — fang (spanish)
• lo siento — i'm sorry / i feel it (spanish)
• schieße — shit (german)
• principessa — princess (italian)
• che schifo — yuck (italian)
• pagliacci — clowns (italian) (ferrari strategy)
• 快乐 kuàilè — happy (chinese) ♡
• 梅花 méihuā — plum blossom (chinese) ♡
• 天使 tiānshǐ — angel (chinese) ♡
• 白虎 báihǔ — white tiger (chinese)
• 金 jīn — gold (chinese) ♡
• 猫 māo — cat (chinese)
• 月 tsuki — moon (japanese)
• 行くぞ ikuzo — let's go! (japanese)

𝔦𝔳. — phrases

• zealot of the convert — fervent devotion of new believers, particularly in comparison to those raised with said faith
• walked like a dog — dominated in a humiliating fashion, particularly in a competitive setting
• keep your nose clean — stay out of trouble
• darken someone's door — appear somewhere you are not wanted
• all hat and no cattle — all talk, without the assets to back it up ♡
• keener — an overly eager person (canadian) ♡
• give'r — to give it your best effort, see also: "send it" (canadian) ♡
• there but for the grace of god go i — that could be me
• rode hard and put away wet — haggard or worn-out
• holier than thou — self-righteous
• bunnyhug — a hoodie (canadian)
• water off a duck's back — having no effect on someone
• lamb to the slaughter — calmly submitting to an unfavourable fate
• bite the bullet — accept a painful or undesirable outcome and bear it
• to be whipped — to be infatuated by someone to the point of being controlled by them
• drink it in — relish or enjoy something greatly
• choke — to fail to perform in a high-pressure situation ♡
• ugly / guilty as sin — extremely ugly / guilty ♡
• in the trenches — struggling a lot or working hard
• any day now! — hurry up!
• tickle the ivories — play the piano
• getaway sticks — legs ♡
• i cooked vs. i am cooked — i did really well, vs. i have no chance