self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to put on airs; to assume importance
going to the hospital for regular treatment
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
sidelong glance; flirtatious glance
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
changing clothes; change of clothes
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
many people; everyone; all sorts of people
(some type of) enthusiast; somebody possessed of a (certain kind of) mental abnormality
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
boy; son; baby boy; young man
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
order; reservation; order; sequence; order (of magnitude); architectural order
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
one more time; once more; once again
Marx; Marks; Marcks; Marcus; Markus
admirably; exquisitely; aptly
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action