scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
incompetent; have no merit
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
already; now; no longer; not any more
at a proper time; at a suitable occasion; at the correct moment; when the time is right
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
one's best interests; one's own good
excessive; too much; unreasonable
to play accompaniment; to keep time; to cheer; to applaud; to jeer; to mock
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
love of cleanliness; liking to keep things clean; tidiness (of people); neatness
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
no-holds-barred party; free and easy gathering
falling over; toppling sideways
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)