acquired (e.g. characteristic); learned (e.g. behaviour); a posteriori
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
restoring one's impaired reputation; regaining one's honor; redeeming oneself
Don Juan; womanizer; libertine
man; male; masculine gender
to speak ill of; to disparage
delicate situation; choice of two evils; mixed blessing
to meet all three important conditions; to be a triple threat; to be ideal
even if not; even without
suitor (e.g. for a woman); wooer
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
loss of spirit; dejection
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
to play a trick on; to cheat; to deceive; to dupe
immediately; at once; instantly
mobilization; going into action; being dispatched; being sent out; being called in; turning out
cleverness; skill; tact; clever person (in a particular field); skillful person (skilful)
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
distinguished services; meritorious deeds
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
fire fighting; fire department; fire brigade; firefighter
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
resentful; bitter; reproachful; regrettable; disappointing; frustrating
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
(town) market; (street) market; marketplace
clearly; brightly; cleanly; purely
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
fat; tallow; lard; grease
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
low (atmospheric) pressure; low-pressure system; depression; bad temper; foul mood; tense situation
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
to cause offence (offense); to create hard feelings