awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; two people cut from the same cloth
tedious; boring; being fed up with
bet; wager; stake; gamble
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
otherwise; or else; if not
to keep (a person) waiting
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
to thrust down; to push off
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize (someone); unconcerned air; indifference; nonchalance
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
to look up (at); to look upwards; to respect; to look up to
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
adhesion (e.g. of lipstick); density (e.g. of leaves on a tree); saturation (e.g. of a color); attachment quality; degree
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
red eyes; bloodshot eyes; red-eye; red mullet (Chelon haematocheilus); facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue
to order; to command; to appoint
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
tough measure; firm step; strong measure
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
failing mark; failing grade
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
feeling great (refreshed)
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
(telephone) call; ring (of a telephone); shout; call; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call)
chain; series; connection; linkage