sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
proposal; offer; request; application
not just once; more than once; many times; again and again
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
loach or eel dipped and broiled in soy-based sauce
to rebuke; to scold harshly
reopening; resumption; restarting
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
parents and siblings; one's relatives
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
the masses; the lower classes; the common people
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
person of doubtful origin
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
head; lead; vanguard; first
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
to play for time; to use delaying tactics
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
every person; every mouth; every entrance
to have a chat with; to exchange words or promises; to promise; to get engaged