nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
coming down from one's seat and prostrating oneself (to pay obeisance); musicians' box on the left side of the stage; lower seat
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
setting a place; setting the table
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
rubbing one's hands together
calculating; sly; cunning; flirty; flirtatious
to be helpful; to be useful
branch (of a river); tributary; branch; offshoot; something not mainstream
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
about; concerning; as to; regarding
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to be biased; to have a bias
flat; level; flat (e.g. in 10 seconds flat); exactly; flat; flat
evaluation criteria; evaluation standard
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
just a minute; small quantity
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
general idea; concept; notion
discerning (quick) eye; keen insight
useless resistance; vain struggle
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
producer's price; PP; polypropylene; PP
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to feel uncomfortable; to be offended; to have a bad time
near oneself; close to one; familiar
how; in what way; by what means
preface; introduction; preamble