closeted maiden; carefully-raised girl from a well-to-do family
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
jewel; gem; gem (of a story, essay, etc.); accomplished work; beautiful piece
difficult to say which of the two is better; hard to tell which is better; (there is) little to choose between them
rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
to talk (a person) down; to confute
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
same kind (race); homogeneousness
drunkenness; intoxication
to come to one's senses; to calm down
comma; decimal point; radix point
nonchalantly; without a care
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
ESPer; one who has ESP (extrasensory perception)
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
having gone too far to turn back
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
panty-less; wearing no underwear
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
direct; frank; straightforward; decisive; prompt
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
trembling from fear; trembling all over
what's that?; what the...
foolishness; stupidity; silliness
polar regions; the pole; farthest land; ends of the earth
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
declaration of war; proclamation of war