local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
just because; even if; even though
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
close; intimate; on good terms
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
party venue; place for a party; banquet hall
to grimace; to make a wry face
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
disadvantageous; long (odds)
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
one way or the other; either way
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
to be adopted; to enter a family as an adopted child
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
to set one's teeth; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
relatively; comparatively
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky