to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
that person; that gentleman; that lady
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
impudent; shameless; brazen; cheeky; presumptuous
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
argument; dispute; controversy
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
(having a) haircut; hair-cutting; hair-dressing; messy hair; untied hair; unkempt hair
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to intend; to be sure that
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
tune (melody, piece of music)
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
child prodigy; infant genius; wonder child
to spring up; to leap to one's feet; to jump up and down
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
music school; music academy; conservatory
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to publish a book; to put out a book
to look old; to become time-worn; to become worn out; to become old and grubby; to become musty
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
(since) long ago; for a long time
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
brown; light brown; tawny
either way; in any case; one way or another
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
veterinarian; veterinary surgeon; vet
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out