misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
first meeting; first interview with
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
scene; spectacle; sight; view
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
(not so) much; (not) very
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
height (of body); stature
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
treating someone like a child
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
conviction; belief; confidence
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)