reception room; parlor; parlour
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to be opposite; to face each other
plump; with a thud; heavily
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to ask; to enquire; to query
pince-nez glasses; pince-nez; nose glasses; Groucho glasses
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
true seal (animal); earless seal
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
to be matched against (in a sports contest)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
now that; since; so long as; because
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess