to put on airs; to assume importance
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to bawl; to cry; to scream
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
fish-based cooking; fish dish
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
(eating or drinking) to one's heart's content
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
to come back; to return; to recur
townhouse (i.e. house in the middle of a town); traditional townhouse; tradesman's house (esp. a home with a shop in front); merchant's house; merchant's family
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
proposal; motion; recommendation
name of store; trade name (esp. of a sole proprietorship); stage name (e.g. of actor)
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation