bargain sale; selling cheaply; giving out freely
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
densely covered in thick hair; hairy; fuzzy
to shake; to sway; to waver
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
bored; having nothing to do; idle
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
system; institution; organization; organisation
becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
value; preciousness; nobility
prejudice; bias; distorted view
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
quarrel; trouble; dispute
to cling to; to hold on to; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of; to possess
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
to blame; to find fault with
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
embarrassed; self-conscious; bashful; abashed
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of