to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
watchful waiting; careful supervision
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
home area; home town; local
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
strength; power; proficiency; ability
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
very much; very many; more and more
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to stick it out (until the end)
after school (at the end of the day)
preparations for returning (home)
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
Mary (mother of Jesus); the Virgin Mary; Mary (of Magdala); Mary Magdalene
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play false
female pig; sow; fat woman; perverted woman