easygoing; optimistic; conceited
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
chit; sales slip; voucher
to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to make oneself pleasant to everybody
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
to gather strength; to take heart
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
piling shame on top of shame
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to spit out; to eject; to dump
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
still; as yet; as it has been
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
removing a bad taste; cleansing one's palate; palate cleanser; intermezzo; dish or beverage to cleanse one's palate between dishes of a meal
to re-enter; to rejoin; to re-enrol
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway