alternately; by turns; one after the other
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to spread; to be propagated
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail
chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
career; occupation; personal history; professional experience; government employee who has passed the highest national civil service exam; carrier; carrier (of a disease-causing agent)
beyond that point; after that
risky; dangerous; insecure
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
to guffaw; to roar with laughter; to laugh heartily
just because; even if; even though
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
to pay attention; to be watchful
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
to turn against; to become an enemy
looking pale; looking unwell
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
point worthy of note; good point; part worth seeing; (signs of) promise; good prospects (for the future)
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)
vigorous advance (while attacking the enemy); sweeping advance; string of wins; series of great successes; unbroken run of success (in business, entertainment, etc.)
9th day of the month; nine days