to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
to bring disgrace (dishonor, dishonour) on; to fling mud at; to put to shame
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
return journey; one's way home; one's way back
to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade
proper; right; reasonable
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
remaining strength; surplus energy; reserve power; money to spare
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to squander (one's money); to run through (one's fortune); to lose money (e.g. by gambling)
scar; spasm; twitch; cramp
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
rare; uncommon; not often seen
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
to make trouble; to rock the boat; to make waves; to aggravate a situation
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
inferior species; inferior breed; inferior race
near oneself; close to one; familiar
mostly involve; principally involve
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
to build a nest; to nest; to hang out (of a bad group); to be based (in); to lodge (in one's mind; of an evil thought, delusion, etc.); to be planted
to join forces; to cooperate
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
residence; housing; residential building
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic