bad-mouthing someone so as to be deliberately overheard; intentionally letting someone hear insults or sarcasm regarding them
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
in person; personally; (do) oneself
inlay; inlaying; damascening
age difference; disparity in age; age gap
symmetry; balance; proportion; uniformity
barrette; hair clip; hair slide; hair band
cake served with tea; teacake
candying; boiling in sugar (esp. fruit)
to keep an eye on; to take care of
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
trial calculation; preliminary calculation; estimation
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
word game; wordplay; playing with words
rag; old cloth; tattered clothes; ragged clothes; fault (one is trying to hide); defect
brightness; splendour; splendor
noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive
rare; exceptional; extraordinary; unique; incomparable; unparalleled
aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
major powers of the world; great powers
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
diligent; absorbed (in something)
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
providing information; provision of information; information provision
now that; since; so long as; because
surrender; capitulation; submission; yield
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
war damage; ravages of war; horrors of war
instruction; teaching; guidance; informing
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
lady (of high social status; e.g. scholar, artist, critic, politician); Ms; Mrs; Miss