polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
wrapping; lapping (i.e. grinding, polishing)
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
diligent; hard-working; industrious
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
usual; unchanging; eternal; same as always
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
chief clerk (in a shop, managing affairs on the owner's behalf); head clerk; store manager
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)
amicable settlement; settling the case leaving no parties dissatisfied
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
standing in each other's way; holding each other back; getting in the way of each other's success; hindering each other's progress
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
to kick down; to oust (a rival) to advance oneself; to push (someone) aside to get ahead
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
complaint; quibble; niggle; finding fault; false accusation
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
to prevent (something) from occurring; to forestall; to avert; to nip in the bud
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to be able (to do); to be capable (of doing)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin