provincial; rural; parochial; small-town; unsophisticated
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to kill by hitting; to beat to death; to slaughter
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
written request; request for ...; application for ...
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
virtue; charm; merit; good point
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
oak; orc (fictional race common in fantasy literature); ork
supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
(another's) daughter; young lady
flashy; gaudy; wrapped in cheap flattery
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
shallow playboy; frivolous lad; good-time Charlie
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
profitable plan; good plan
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
unconditionally; as a rule
promotion; raising of status
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
unauthorized; without permission; unapproved; lack of permission; absence of authorization
of course; certainly; naturally
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
petty underling; small fry
sharp parting remark; parting threat
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish