claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
worn-out; shabby; seedy; completely exhausted
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
ringlets (hairstyle); ringlet curls; sausage curls
drill bit; drill; drill (practice); drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus)
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
something; some kind of; for some reason
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
boss and his henchmen; boss and underlings
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
because of; owing to; due to
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
to flatter; to curry favor (with); to fawn (on); to flirt (with; a man); to make eyes (at)
declaration; proclamation; announcement
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)