ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to be helpful; to be useful
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
passing shower; streaks of pouring rain
fortune-telling; divination
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
direction of movement (motion); direction of travel (esp. train)
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
early (days); initial stage; initial
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
potential; latent faculties; potential capacities
notice; attention; observation
to go fast; to drive fast; to speed
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to kill; to choke the life out of
no way to do; nothing can be done
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in