low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
man; male; masculine gender
break (rest); break (tennis, boxing, snooker, etc.); suddenly becoming popular; becoming a hit
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
older brother; elder brother
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
furnishings; implements; equipment
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
instantaneous water heater; on-demand water heater
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
mental; spiritual; emotional
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
in comparison to; rather than
to grant someone's request
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
to live; to make a living; to get on with
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
gossip; corner of the mouth
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)