low class; lowly (position); humble (condition)
unfaithfulness; infidelity; unchastity
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
tear; rip; breach; spoilage; waste; wastepaper
intelligent; wise; sagacious; smart-alecky; cheeky
to decide; to determine; to judge
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
to be profitable (business); to pay; to be in the black
to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour
deep emotion; being filled with emotion
herbal medicine prepared from dried earthworms
to be nearing death; to be dying
to sacrifice oneself; to die a martyr
as before; as ever; as it was originally
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
good news; gospel (teachings or revelations of Jesus Christ)
authority; power; function
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
to have the privilege of doing
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
this family; we; this house
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
at any cost; at any price; at any expense