displeasure; ill humour; ill humor; pique
to descend; to stoop; to degrade oneself; to be reduced to
throughout; all through; right through
to be in difficulties; to be in trouble; to be in a difficult situation
atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
cleavage (between breasts)
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
postwar period; period after Second World War
to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly
to be overcome with emotion
to swing one's arms greatly while walking; to act freely; to be brazen
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
decrease; reduction; fall; depreciation; mitigation
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
state secrets; secrets of the state
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
whispering into a person's ear
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
to buy (of a government, public agency, etc. from a private citizen); to purchase; to buy up (all of something)
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
wild (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished
king; monarch; ruler; champion
field; sports stadium; arena
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
(being) worth seeing; impressive
to strike (with a stick, whip, etc.); to hit; to punch; to go to (a place to eat, drink, etc.)
coquettish voice; flirtatious voice