to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
since one's birth; in one's whole life; all one's life
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
to put on airs; to assume importance
tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation
side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; part job (carried out at home); home industry; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
quite; utterly; really; completely
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
to comb down; to smooth down
gleaming; shining; glistening
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)
character style; character form
formal; stiff; pompous; stern; solemn; grave
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
immediately; right away; on the spot
pedantry; display of learning
done; just done; just finished
button (clothing); push-button
one-by-one; separately; in detail
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
charge (of something); matter in one's charge; (one's) assignment; (one's) job
every month; each month; monthly
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
pronunciation; production of sound
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
pace; tempo; slow and fast; in case of emergency
partition board; plank used as a partition; board used in a ship to prevent the cargo from moving around
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
book containing a collection of poems; Psalms (book of the Bible)