chopping block; springboard for discussion; draft proposal; tentative plan
to writhe; to squirm; to wriggle
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
have to do; must; should; ought to
small toy sold with food; premium
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora
fine weather during the rainy season
comic strip with dramatic story
to be slightly inferior; to be a degree worse; to give an inch; to make a concession; to concede a point
bragging; showing off; pride
sense of being victimized; aggrieved feelings; victim mentality; victim's mind
moving forward by sliding on one's knees (in the presence of high-ranking individuals)
hammer throw (track and field)
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
weekly pictorial magazine
when about to go back; on the way back; on the way home
to have authority over; to exercise one's authority (over); to glare; to scowl at; to glower at
poppy seed; pinhead-like; small as ants
red flame; (solar) prominence
from where one sits; while sitting by
to wait for an opportunity
traveling bag; travelling bag; suitcase
to get a reputation as a philanderer
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
to throw one's chest out; to hold one's head high
wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person
reverse; inversion; upside down; unreasonable; absurd; wrong
various places; several sources
ladle; tadpole; musical note
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that