disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
to disgrace oneself; to make a fool of oneself
demonstration; presentation; stage show; performance
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
to be suspected (of); to be under suspicion (of)
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
reason; cause; circumstances
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
how; in what way; by what means
operation; functioning; running
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
striking; remarkable; considerable
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
another school; other schools
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter