first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
proper; respectable; decent; honest
elder sister; effeminate man
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
half-dead; state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
planning; project; plan; design
on countless occasions; many a time
impudent; shameless; brazen
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
common people; ordinary people; masses
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
knowing; (an) acquaintance
to have the privilege of doing
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
feeling of envy; jealous feeling
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to mix; to stir; to blend
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance