feeling ashamed; feeling of one's inferiority
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to grant someone's request
of no interest; not interested
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
a little; a bit; slightly
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
to invent a pretext for a quarrel; to pick a fight
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
for today; for the time being
having no idea; having no clue
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
bizarre; strange; weird; grotesque
tradition; legend; folklore
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
cheerfully; spiritedly; vigorously; lively