nape (of the neck); nucha
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
beyond one's means or position
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
to be extremely polite; to show the utmost courtesy; to do everything required by etiquette
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
even more; still more; further
just you wait and see (as a threat)
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with someone)
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to not take seriously; to take lightly
to be embarrassed; to lose face
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; overdone; over par; overexposure
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
sharp parting remark; parting threat