slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
feeling keenly; fully realizing
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
rosary; string of prayer beads
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
middle of the night; dead of night
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
unqualified; without qualifications
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to show off; to make a display (e.g. of wealth)
even if; even though; however; no matter how
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
like that; that way; thus
to be annoying; to be troublesome
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
barracuda (Sphyraena spp.)
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
doing as one is told; yes-man
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
leftovers (esp. food); remnants