piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
passage; path; route; one's way
worst; worst-case (scenario)
shadow picture; silhouette; shadowgraph
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
good-value; economical; advantageous (price, deal, etc.); useful; helpful
how kind of you; that's very nice of you; kindly
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)
flowery words; rhetorical flourishes
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
enumeration; citation; listing
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
the lower classes; the common people
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to toady (to); to fawn (on)
to make one's way in the world; to earn one's living; to live
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
magnificent; grand; splendid; imposing
uncommonly; extraordinary
fruit wine (e.g. cider, wine, plum liquor); fruit liqueur
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
excess flesh; surplus fat; flab
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection