at once; immediately; right now
none of your business!; don't bother me!; keep out of it!
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
sentiment; sentimentality
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
explanation; interpretation
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
sublime; noble; high-minded
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
foreign enemy; outside invader
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
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
great speed; recklessly fast speed
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
gun; pistol; tiddlywinks; marbles; repellence
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
opening fully; full throttle; full power
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to use X as a selling point
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
small change; coins; small sum of money
making a killing; making easy money; robbery
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
such; like that; in that way
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
to pull around; to drag around; to take around; to show around
to pitch in and help; to give someone a hand
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
dissolute; dissipated; licentious; slovenly; untidy; messy
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do