to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
self-interest; selfish desire; greed
stubbornness; pigheaded person; miser
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
(philosophy of) not rocking the boat; (principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie
to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
with a start; with a jump
to square one's shoulders (in order to intimidate)
fear; dread; fright; terror; trepidation; panic
only recently; just of late
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
memory; sense; experience
society; the world; the times
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
conviction; belief; confidence
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old acquaintance; old friend; (a) regular
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
unfavourably; unfavorably; disparagingly; insultingly; ill
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
to begin to do; to start doing; to cater; to make and deliver (food)
context (of a passage); line of thought; context (of a matter, event, etc.); circumstances; background
to get along well with; to make a go of it
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to flatter; to curry favor (with); to fawn (on); to flirt (with; a man); to make eyes (at)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); responding to kindness with resentment; thinking ill of someone who meant to be kind; unjustified resentment; unreasonable grudge
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can