finishing blow; coup de grâce
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
manly; masculine; like a man
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
to let out a cry; to break forth
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
to keep watch; to stand guard
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
several weeks; a few weeks
unanticipated; unexpected
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
jewels and ornaments; jewelry; jewellery
a disgrace (to a whole group of people)
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
each house; every house; many houses
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
trouble; quarrel; dispute
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
to behave violently; to commit violence; to use force
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)