step; stride; counter for steps
refined; graceful; modest; cultivated; elegant; reserved
the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
gender equality; equal rights for both sexes; equality of the sexes
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
woman; lady; adult female
taking advantage of (a convenient situation)
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
to slip on (slippers, sandals, etc.); to hit (e.g. one's leg) against; to bash into; to push (one's opponent) down before he stands up
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
that's a different matter; that's a different story
manly; masculine; like a man
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
being startled; getting a shock
taste (of a liquid, esp. alcoholic beverages); someone who enjoys alcohol; place one's lips touch on the rim of a cup; shape of one's mouth when drinking; tap; faucet
to some extent; to a certain extent
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to get between; to be caught in
another thing; exception; special case
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite