to mind; to care; to worry
pretending to obey but secretly betraying (someone)
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture
to look young; to seem young
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
being left out; being ostracized
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
according to plan; as planned; on target
to exclude; to leave out (of conversations, etc.); to freeze out; to send to Coventry
currying favour; being anxious to please; bootlicker
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
going along with a joke, etc. at the beginning then pointing out its ridiculousness
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
deadly serious; deadly earnest
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
preliminary arrangements; spade work
practicality; utility; usefulness
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance