in a terrible mess; in complete disorder; chaotic
tedious talk; repetition; complaint; tongue-twister
ironist; sarcastic person; sharp tongue; satirist
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
to distract one's attention
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
to rush out from one's mouth (words, phrases, etc.)
to turn against; to become an enemy
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment