hanger-on; follower; flunky; purse strapped round one's waist
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
eight-tenths; casting someone out; type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
eat-in kitchen; combination kitchen-dining room
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
opposite side; other side; other party
unexpectedly; surprisingly
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
having enough of (food, drink, etc.); having one's fill; fully enjoying
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to taste; to try (food or drink)
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
touché; you've got me there
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
to talk down; to corner someone in an argument
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off