not permitting; not authorizing
failure; rejection; rupture
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
employee welfare; employee benefits; fringe benefits
old friend; familiar face
don't get me wrong, but ...; I'm sorry
tag; label; game of tag; tag-team match; working together as a team
rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge; face-off
sharpness; sharp weapon; blade; fine soldier
to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing
(person with) no sense of direction; poor sense of locality
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)
Chinese firebird; Chinese phoenix
the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times
hey!; c'mon!; pushy; overbearing; self-assured
in contrast to (one's, its) appearance
sad to say; how sad; alas
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
moving (to a new place); moving in; transfer (to a new school)
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
reimbursement; compensation; reparation; indemnity
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted