as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
job application form; employee satisfaction
invisibly; secretly; privately
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
negative emotions; negative feelings
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
changing clothes; change of clothes
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
to look around; to survey
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
act which serves the interests of (benefits) the enemy
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
to put on airs; to assume importance
to employ one's secret weapon; to play one's trump card; to use the ace up one's sleeve
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
to say (something) over one's shoulder
of no concern at all; no skin off my nose
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
resistance level (e.g. in share prices); resistance wire; line of resistance
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
large building; building with a long roof; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
barrier wall; bulkhead; partition; septum; diaphragm
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
Frederick; Frederic; Frederik; Flederique; Fredelic
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility