calculating; sly; cunning; flirty; flirtatious
makeshift; improvised; hurriedly prepared; hastily got up
still (continuing); as ever; further
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
worried look; concerned expression
cooking practice; (school) cooking class
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
solicitude; consideration; concern; (excessive) kindness
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
out-of-school; off-campus
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
indescribable; having no way to express
firmly; plentifully; with all one's might
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
pinioning; binding arms behind the back
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
shyness; bashfulness; shame
drive; trip by car; to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car; to drive (e.g. a car); to drive (innovation, change, etc.)
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
penniless; extremely poor; destitute
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
to shout (in anger); to yell
these guys; these fellows
I regret to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
good-for-nothing; worthless
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
to fiddle with; to monkey around with
besides; moreover; in addition