overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless
cake served with tea; teacake
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
to accord someone every courtesy
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to be nauseating; to be disgusting; to be revolting; to throw up; to vomit
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); distractedly
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
raising or keeping an animal by oneself
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
to be jealous; to be envious
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
the clouds look menacing; things don't look good
self control; self restraint
to intervene; to stop (something)
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
patient; having a long fuse
murder; killing; murderer
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
(how) many times; (how) often
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
to be ready and waiting for; to be on the alert for
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice