religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
ninth day of the month; nine days
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
indulgence (in the Catholic Church)
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
existence; possession; having; limited company
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
to find out; to discover; to locate
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
great laughter; burst of laughter
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to like; to love; to be fond of
being left out; being ostracized
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
that day; the very same day
to begin talking; to open up
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
to throw into; to toss into
top (of a mountain); summit; peak; height; orgasm; climax
(with a) start; fright; alarm
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
earth (color, colour); ashen; deathly pale
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)