faint; fainting; losing consciousness
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
receptionist; reception woman
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
the world in general; society; convention
to invent a pretext for a quarrel; to pick a fight
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
frank; candid; outspoken; unreserved
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
legitimate self-defence; legitimate self-defense
testimony; (verbal) evidence
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
right beside; close to; nearby
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
nutritional value; food value
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at someone's expense)
growth period; growing season
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
rule; reign; government; governing
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
with a broad grin; smirking
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent