petty bourgeois; lower middle class
public (facilities, service, etc.); communal
none of your business!; don't bother me!; keep out of it!
being settled; coming to a conclusion
dispute; argument; contention
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
side job; sideline; subsidiary business
to pounce on someone's words; to cavil at someone's words; to trip someone up with their own words
on bad terms; at loggerheads
first place; head position; leading position
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
leading person; foremost figure
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
blow; shock; strike; batting
with a thump; with a clang; with a clank
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to fold up; to fold into layers; to collapse (content on a webpage, etc.)
bring-your-own (e.g. food and drink); carry-on (e.g. luggage)
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
chillingly; shiveringly; with goosebumps; uncomfortably; restlessly
to affect; to impact; to influence
to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
all the way ... (to this remote place); as far as ...
head; chief; chairman; governor; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
tinnitus; ringing in the ears