slight; insignificant; small
(taking an) objective point of view; viewing objectively
one's younger days; when one was young
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered; to roll one's eyes up and down
cruel treatment; raw deal; kick in the pants
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
operation (of a machine); running; driving (a vehicle); use (of capital, funds, etc.); management
removing one's hat; admiring (someone) greatly; taking one's hat off to
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
unexpected meeting; coincidence
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
final decision; ultimate decision; official decision; finalizing; last word (on or about something); final word
right (to do something); authority; power
puppet government; puppet regime
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
excessive; unmerited; generous; past participle
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
thinking nothing of ...; undaunted by ...; in defiance of ...; in spite of ...; in the face of ...; ignoring ...
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
expectation; anticipation; forecast
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent
god-like existence; person far higher (in hierarchy, etc.) than oneself
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
safety; welfare; well-being
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
conceit; vanity; pride; self-importance; egotism