rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
first meeting; first interview with
forcibly; against one's will
to look away; to avert one's eyes
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to shout (in anger); to yell
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
locker room; changing room; dressing room
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to be highhanded; to be arrogant; to be overbearing
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
(one's) quota; assignment
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
restoration; repair; mending
complaint; quibble; niggle; finding fault; false accusation
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
opposite side; opposition
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
quarrel; dispute; argument
to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)