to thrust before; to thrust at
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
to make a fool of someone
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
not necessarily so; is not always true
being empty-handed; being penniless; having no capital (for starting a business)
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
harsh tasting; strongly alkaline tasting; excessively strong-willed; fiercely individualistic; strongly idiosyncratic
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful sight
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to bawl; to cry; to scream
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
(crime of) defamation (i.e. slander, libel)
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
again; once more; a second time
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to flare up; to burst into flames
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
calming down; quieting down
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
turmoil; chaos; confusion
tedious; boring; being fed up with
light; faint; pale; fleeting