to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
anxiety (about the future)
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
commander-in-chief; supreme commander
outside of one's area of expertise; outside one's field
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
self-flattery; singing one's own praises
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
recommendation; referral; endorsement
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
household belongings; household goods; family fortune; family assets
bribe; sweetener; douceur
naked above the waist; stripped to the waist; shirtless
with a start; with a jump
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
to say something better left unsaid; to go too far (by saying something rude)
to impose a punishment (on); to punish
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
such; like that; in that way
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
single-minded (esp. personality or person); one-track mind
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
sycophancy; toadying; apple-polishing; sesame seed grinding
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen; let nature take its course