provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
whispering; private talk; talking (during a class, lecture, etc.)
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to rebuke; to scold harshly
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like
belligerent attitude; readiness to fight; belligerence
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
wrong; different; not like that
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
unexpected meeting; coincidence
very interesting; of great interest
centre of attention; center of attention
right beside; close to; nearby
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
visual confirmation; sighting
to attack and overthrow; to utterly destroy
the first to thrust a spear (at the enemy); the first to achieve fame; the first to achieve merit
to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
mountain's surface; bare surface of a mountain
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
prompt decision; snap judgement; snap judgment
to begin to walk; to set out
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
climbing a slope (hill); ascending a hill