to speak ill of; to disparage
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
another thing; other things; another man's property
bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to crack; to develop a crack
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
secretariat; executive office
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
going through; going via; going by way of
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
elopement; running away with a lover
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene
to throw at; to turn; to raise
to suffer an embarrassing defeat
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate