to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
cold (attitude); indifferent; unsympathetic; aloof
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to be astonished to hear; to be incredulous about; to express disbelief; who do you think you're kidding by saying (that); what a laugh!
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
high spirits; boastful talk
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
good family; respectable family; decent family
fat; tallow; lard; grease
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
corpulence; fatness; obesity
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
small car dealership; auto repair shop selling cars; wheelwright; cartwright; rickshawman; rickshaw station
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
elated; triumphant; proud
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
-less; lacking; non-existing
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
company; friendship; association; (romantic) involvement; dating
pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
anxious; ill at ease; embarrassed; unsettled
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated