endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
performance of one's official duties
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
extremely; terrifically; super
anger; being angry; being mad
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
such ... as; or some such
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
himself; yourself; herself
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
with a start; with a jump