to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
clanging; empty; deserted
good-for-nothing; worthless
slovenly; loose; sluttish; slatternly; untidy; undisciplined
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
banker (gambling); bookmaker; person who runs a gambling den; manager; boss
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
family registry (of the district); original of one's family register; archive of family registers
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
name (esp. on a deed, contract, etc.); moral duty; justification; pretext
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
it's no joke; gimme a break!
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
to gain nothing; to be of no benefit; to be no use; to be unprofitable
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
for the time being; for the present; immediate; present; for some time (after); current account
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
hard problem; person hard to please; hard nut to crack
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
regret; repentance; remorse
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
little finger; pinky; little toe
speculator; adventurer; imposter; prospector
to make an example of; to make a victim of; to hold up somebody (something) to ridicule; to pierce with a spear
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
manners; courtesy; etiquette