7 or 3 ratio; hair parted on one side
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
foreign; abroad; overseas
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
together; mutually; fellow
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
talk; recital; narration; topic
while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
reigning; controlling; dictating
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
power balance; balance of power
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
coquettish; charming; seductive; (arch.) beautiful; (arch.) graceful
gossipy; abusive; critical; jabbering
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
originally; by nature; from the start
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
to invent a pretext for a quarrel; to pick a fight
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
punishment without a legal trial; vigilantism
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience