to be made an example of; to be made a victim of; to be exposed to ridicule
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
as if it weren't already enough
to be recognized (by someone of higher status); to be noticed; to get attention
primness; prim person; clear soup
smallish; on the small side
to take someone down a peg; to cut someone down to size; to dampen someone's confidence
saving; savings; accumulation; putting aside; reserving
for lack of anything better to do
to gather momentum; to gather strength; (for a trend) to reach a peak
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
star attraction; draw card; crowd puller
lazybones; good-for-nothing; idler; slacker; loafer
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
serving tea (esp. at a company); tea server; tea lady
coarse (texture or grain)
school district; school area
to boil up; to seethe; to get excited; to be in an uproar
nonchalantly; unconcernedly; casually
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
incommunicative; taciturn
attentive to detail; meticulous in one's work
conclusion; end; settlement; balance; harmony; fitting (in)
shepherd; German shepherd
faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit
to put on; to wear; to be used to wearing
undeserved honor (honour); too great an honour
to break into a smile; to smile broadly; to beam
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
to run about; to rush about