support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
advance; moving forward; progress
things at hand; personal belongings
to be embarrassed for a reply
naturally; of course; understandably
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to consider others' feelings; to sympathize with someone's feelings
fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)
with a (heavy) creak; with a (dull) squeak; with a grating sound; with a rasping sound
folding chair (with tubular metal frame)
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings; bend (in a road, river, etc.)
working; being employed; being hired
support; backing; aid; assistance
disparaging term; derogatory term; derogatory name
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
(national) capital (city); metropolis
duplication; repetition; overlapping; redundancy; restoration
urban area; metropolitan area; metropolitan region
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
antisocial; contrary to public order or morality; offensive; sociopathic; immoral; obscene
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
serves you right!; see what happens!
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to peel off; to come off; to be taken off
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
refusing to budge; adamant; intransigent; unyielding
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad