demanding; difficult; strict
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
sidelong glance; flirtatious glance
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
tepid water; lukewarm water; comfortable; easy; relaxed
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
it's been a long time; long time no see
to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
being left out; being ostracized
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
mean bastard; sneak; heel; despicable person
women's bath; women's section in a public bath
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
restless; fidgety; in a hurry