very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
courtesy call; courtesy visit
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
sister-in-law (spouse's younger sister or younger brother's wife); younger stepsister; younger adopted sister; non-blood-related younger sister
miser; cheapskate; skinflint
good person; virtuous person
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to make a copy; to transcribe; to reproduce; to trace
to break off (mid-sentence); to stop (saying)
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
domestic and foreign; inside and outside the country
to carry something out of a place; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery); to mention something; to broach a topic
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
peace agreement; peace accord
to relate at great length; to dwell eloquently (on)
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
dosa (ill will, antipathy); irateness; anger
used article (esp. clothes)
to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious
chastity; virtue; fidelity
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
complete stranger; total stranger
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to set one's teeth; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
possessiveness; desire to monopolize (monopolise); desire for control
to praise (someone of lower status); to extol; to applaud; to esteem
unpatriotic person; traitor (to one's country)