to play a leading role; to play a central part
interruption; interference; butting in
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
irritation; annoyance; frustration
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to flatter; to play up to; to fawn on; to pander to; to cater to
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
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)
not worth considering; out of the question
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
exceeding one's authority; abusing one's legal authority; ultra vires activities
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
decision; ruling; award; arbitration
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
family a woman has married into
superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
negligence; carelessness; incompetence; mismanagement
severe punishment; rigorous measures
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
regarding as sacred; apotheosis; deification; sanctification
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)