fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
vitality; (one's) life force
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
nothing but; none other than
(not) a single person; (no) one
inexpert or untrained eyes
colorless and transparent
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
reduction in working hours; reduction in business hours; time-saving
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
common people; ordinary people; masses
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
regulation; adjustment; control
pretense of evil; pretence of evil
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
philanthropic work; charitable enterprise
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
sense of values; values; value system
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)