to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
adds force or indicates command
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
to be filled to bursting; to burst
slack; slackening; sagginess; dullness; letdown; depression
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
first meeting; first interview with
society; company; the public; the world
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
vice; immorality; corruption
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
deputy head; deputy director; vice chief (of something); executive officer (navy)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
responsibility; duty; obligation
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short