to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
to miss one's chance to say; to fail to mention
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
serious wound; serious injury
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
(coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
to make trouble; to break down; to be out of order
to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
none of your business!; don't bother me!; keep out of it!
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
front or rear of a palanquin (carried by two people); one of two people carrying a palanquin
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
something small; something petty; trifle
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
to look away; to avert one's eyes
curiosity; inquisitiveness
outsider; someone outside of a group
fair and square; open and aboveboard
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
sense of values; values; value system
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")