sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
with a start; with a jump
to rock; to shake; to swing
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
hostility; animosity; enmity
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave on one's liver
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
to spit out; to eject; to dump
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
feel uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
currying favour; sucking up; being anxious to please; bootlicker
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
temporal region; regio temporalis (capitis)
crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict
to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear
looking away; looking aside; outsider's perspective; observer's view
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station