prior engagement; previous appointment; prior agreement; previous promise; previous contract
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
older brother; elder brother
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
property; fortune; assets
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
acrobatic barrel-rolling (performed using the feet while lying on the back); handing something around (within a fixed group of people in a pre-arranged order); handing off a problem to someone else (in order to evade responsibility)
outcast; odd man out; pariah
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
declaration; proclamation; announcement
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
to increase; to add to; to augment
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
(with a) whizz; hiss; zip; easily; with ease
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
to strike (someone) down; to knock down; to thrash; to place firmly
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
husband and wife; married couple
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
that's a different matter; that's a different story