stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
grand; formal; ceremonial; (feeling) awkward; self-conscious; embarrassed
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
finish; finishing; finishing touches
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
lower half of the body; nether parts
ripped jeans; pre-ripped jeans; distressed jeans
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
deliberation; discussion; consideration
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
long ago; previous; of a former age
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
some nerve (as in "you have some nerve to ...")
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to become settled; to be fixed
one's social standing; one's position; one's place; one's station in life
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
worldview; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung; setting (for a fictional work); world; universe
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
outside the scope (of); exempt (from); ineligible (for); not covered (by)
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
taking a straight look at something; looking someone in the eyes
falling (down) unconscious; fainting (and collapsing)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
above; going steadily upward
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
to bring back; to restore
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
pitcher; pitcher (container); jug