to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to smile broadly; to grin widely
rumor that appears to be quite true (rumour)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
manageable; tractable; easy to care for; easy to deal with; easy to handle
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to become vulgar; to coarsen
every person; every mouth; every entrance
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
back seat (of a car); rear seat
slumping; flopping down; heavily rotating
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
to set somebody to work in an arrogant fashion; to push somebody around; (lit.) to indicate by pointing one's chin; to chatter; to jaw; to jabber
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how