having a crisp appearance; stiffly; tensely; smartly (e.g. dressed); neatly
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
(for an object) to be shiny; to be glossy; (for a woman) to be alluring; to look sexy
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
pro wrestling; professional wrestling
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
doing as one is told; yes-man
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
to half-rise to one's feet
footwear; footgear; shoes
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to factor in; to take into account; to include in one's considerations
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
answering machine; answer phone
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
indescribable; having no way to express
faint, ironic or bittersweet smile
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
like this; in this way; as you see
right on; dead on; fitting to a T; on the button; perfectly correct
to be unable to make up one's mind; to be undecided