(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
(eating) noisily; (chewing) with an open mouth; crumpled; creased; messy; disorderly
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to employ; to hire; to charter
gourmet food; delicious food; dining on gourmet food; following a lavish diet; living as an epicure
useless; vain; aimless; idle
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
incident; affair; happening; event
to read the situation; to sense the mood
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
to pick out item(s) from a group to keep
one's bosom friend; kindred-spirit
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
with a clunk; with a clank; the sound of a sudden decrease (in profits, vigor, etc.)
virile; tough; masculine; intense
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
in person; personally; directly
conversion; reform; correcting someone's conduct
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
outward appearance; apparent
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
reception room; parlor; parlour
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn