pride; dignity; self-respect
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
different thing; another question; different case
to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
particularly; only; in the case of
evaluation; appraisal; assessment; judgement; estimation; criticism
free-range rearing; letting (animals) roam freely; pasturing; letting (a dog) run loose; letting (a child) run free
shifting the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); passing the buck
to (suddenly) get into a specific mood; (lit.) to get switched on
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
to let (someone) have the credit (for); (lit.) to let (someone) hold the flowers
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
eye for people; ability to judge character
first-time customer (of an inn or a restaurant); chance customer; customer without an introduction from a regular customer
two guilty parties tried and punished together
to be matched against (in a sports contest)
being moved (to tears); being touched (by); (falling) softly (of leaves, petals, etc.); becoming slightly drunk; becoming tipsy
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
deeply impressive; memorable; striking
fanfare; flourish of trumpets
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
film studies; cinema studies
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings