to rain incessantly; to downpour
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
to scrutinize; to scrutinise
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
personal grudge; personal enmity
snuggling; nuzzling; cuddling
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to show up; to appear; to turn up
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
horseplay; fooling around
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
International Trade Commission; ITC; Independent Television Commission; ITC; International Trade Center; ITC; integrated traffic control
female pig; sow; fat woman; perverted woman
Holstein; German cow race
artificial breasts; fake breasts
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
write jointly; collection of autographs
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
nodding off (while sitting); dozing