salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
haste makes waste; anger and haste hinder good counsel
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
false impression; deceptive appearance; mere show
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
great trouble; difficulty
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
self-taught method; one's own way; one's own style
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
to lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum
finally; in the end; on top of all that
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
insisting (unreasonably); obstinate insistence
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
don't you think?; indicates question
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
such; like that; that sort of; very
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to employ; to hire; to charter
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate