with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
cast (play, film, etc.); cast (e.g. type conversion)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to say no more; to sink into silence
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
business world; business circles; (the) industry
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
aestheticism; pursuit of beauty; obsession with beautiful things
handsome youth (male); pretty boy
woman who likes comics depicting male homosexual love
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to be able to manage somehow or another
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
to exert oneself; to make efforts
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)