excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
with a swoosh; at one fell swoop
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
exactly as stated; verbatim
back to back; discord; feud; opposite sides of the same coin
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
influence; clout; leverage
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
to affect; to impact; to influence
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
and yet; though; when; in spite of
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
full dress; formal dress; uniform
association; society; organization; organisation
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain