pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
these days; nowadays; recently; lately
to enliven; to liven up; to cause a stir in (e.g. the newspapers); to make prosperous
merger (of countries); union; confederation
prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
Hitler; Hitler, Adolf (1889-1945)
supreme ruler; generalissimo; president (of Taiwan); führer; fuehrer
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
apt to (do); liable to; prone to
all over; filled in; complete; total; clichéd; hackneyed; plaintext
to feel blue; to feel depressed
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol for guests or customers (typically a woman); (apprentice) geisha; dancing girl
useless; no good; hopeless; cannot; must not; not allowed
rock candy; sugar candy; crystallized sugar; sugar crystals
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
other side; opposite side; other party
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
because of; owing to; due to
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
in every case; in everything; in all matters
minute; fine; detailed; subtle
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
way of speaking; intimation
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for