(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to be talented; to be able
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
disgusting; sickening; revolting; nauseating
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
to come to an end; to close the curtain
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to keep a watchful eye on
to enliven; to liven up; to cause a stir in (e.g. the newspapers); to make prosperous
every day and every night
wide difference; a world of difference
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
smuggling oneself into a country; illegal immigration
extravagant; wasteful of money
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
probe each other; sound each other out
glazing; fitting with glass; transparency; openness; lack of secrecy
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
prejudice; bias; distorted view
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
agreement; rules; code; protocol; convention; bylaw
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
tacit; unspoken; implicit
advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh; suddenly blushing; in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash