to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
likability; favorability; popularity
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
fluent (in a language); flowing
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
still (continuing); as ever; further
having an audience with someone of very high social standing (e.g. the emperor)
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
abusive language; violent language; wild words
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
to spew venom; to speak ill (of people)
that kind; competition; match
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate