to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
unspecified large number (of people)
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor; insider
how many years; how long; what year
what date?; what's the date?; when?
to relapse; to reassert; to review
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
supporting role (actor); minor role
loveable; very likeable; like very much
every month; each month; monthly
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
public works; public-works projects; public utilities
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; serious; sober
-job; stimulating the penis with a body part