feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
chatter mark (machine tools)
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to irritate one; to get on one's nerves
scum of society; good-for-nothing; vermin
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
dishonesty; injustice; dishonor; dishonour; ingratitude
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
to be late; to be unpunctual
to smirk; to grin broadly
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
to approach (one's) death; to face (one's) death
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
with a clink (click, clack)
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
next; next person; room adjoining a noble's parlor
being about to cry; the verge of tears
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
exactly as stated; verbatim
to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn
prudence; judgement; sense; discipline; care; control