dwarf; midget; elf; Issun-bōshi (Japanese fairytale)
to put one's life on the line
to gain a bad reputation; to fall into ill repute
mediation; intercession; smoothing over
of little importance; trivial; worthless; valueless
half-awake voice; sleepy voice; voice of when one has just woken up
saint; person well-balanced morally and intellectually
carrying a disease-causing agent; carrying a pathogen
to act like a know-it-all; to pretend you know everything; to fancy one is an authority
manipulation of public opinion
female household; household consisting wholly of women
employment of workers through (personal) connections; getting a job through one's personal connection
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
stupid idiot; total moron
somebody (important); person of importance
I'm not so sure; I can hardly say with any finality that ...
to mount (animal behaviour); to assert dominance
piling up; making a heap; laying bricks
to exaggerate; to embellish (a story, rumor, etc.)
unwelcome favor; unwelcome favour; misplaced kindness
playing to the gallery; showing off; pretence; surface preparation (for painting, etc.); scraping a surface clean
to gather momentum; to gather strength; (for a trend) to reach a peak
somewhere (very vague); someplace (very vague)
stumbling; failure; misstep; setback
to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose
principal; main; important; fashionable
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
a dirty or underhanded trick
scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling
embarrassed; self-conscious; bashful; abashed
to say nasty things (about); to use abusive language
tortoise shell bondage; turtle shell bondage