obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
speech and behaviour (behavior)
to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
to bedaub (with paint); to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
hammer; mallet; sledge(hammer); gavel
with all one's strength; with all one's might
vacant post; vacancy; post in name only
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
to run about; to rush about
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; completion
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
selling or divesting in unwanted stocks; hiding bad loans
close to; directly (e.g. staring); suddenly (e.g. stopping)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
end of a road; end of a street
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
being in abstraction; being dazed; being absentminded; stargazing
appearance; air; condition; state; form
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
(a) slight; disrespect; making light (of); neglect
path of righteousness; path of duty; right track; correct path
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
rehabilitation (in society)
quickly adaptable; pro-active
no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said