to make an appearance; to show up
now that; since; so long as; because
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
bluish green; turquoise; aqua
to act tough; to act bad; to act worse than one really is
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
pottery; earthenware; ceramics; (soft-paste) porcelain; china
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
close to the wall; alongside the wall
daffodil (esp. Narcissus tazetta var. chinensis); narcissus
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
plaster; patch; ointment; liniment
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
opposite side; other side; other party
to grab (someone) by the collar; to seize (someone) by the lapels
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
rope; cord; policeman's rope
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
imagination; supposition; guess
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
(opening of a) wound; cut
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
to misread; to misinterpret; to misunderstand
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky