disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
abusive language; violent language; wild words
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
conviction; belief; confidence
vain person; ostentatious person; show-off
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
speech and conduct; words and deeds
older sister; elder sister
blood relationship; blood relative
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
to understand fully; to be convinced; to be satisfied
with no regard to one's appearances; with no concern of how one's act looks like
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
around the world; throughout the world
sanity; consciousness; soberness
world; society; people; the public
deviation; departure; omission
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
installment; instalment; premium; bill
grapple; scuffle; fight; defeating one's enemy on the battlefield