to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
complete; whole; perfect; safe
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
the same; the said; likewise
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
senior; elder; person older than oneself
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to bring; to take; to bring about
while; during (the time when)
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
messenger; envoy; emissary
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
shallow thinking; superficial view; insufficient consideration
to feel really ashamed; to feel extremely embarrassed; to feel humiliated; to have egg on one's face
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
scoundrel; rascal; villain