bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
(social) position; status
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
walking briskly; determinedly
identification papers; ID; piece of identification; identity document
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
fresco (technique of blending wet plaster with water-based paint); (laboratory) flask
carved seal; engraved stamp; to engrave (a seal); to carve; to make an impression (with a seal)
certificate (usually of proof of something); credentials
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
to be angular; to jut out; to be pointed; to be formal; to be stiff; to be ceremonious
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
large-pupilled; dark-eyed; having large irises
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
influenced (by); under an influence
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
granted that; even if; even though
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; "all Greek to me"; double Dutch; (something) incomprehensible