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