pedantry; display of one's learning; being of a pedantic disposition
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
complaint; quibble; niggle; finding fault; false accusation
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
suddenly; all of a sudden
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
right in the midst of; right at the height of
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
profitable plan; good plan
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
rising up; towering; plump; chubby; shaggy; hairy
tremor (muscular); trembling; shaking
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
inscrutable; incomprehensible
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
to get between; to be caught in
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir