to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
admonition; remonstrance; expostulation
straight talk; plain speaking; speaking frankly
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
can't go on like this; can't stand it anymore; can't take it any longer
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
duty; obligation; responsibility
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to learn (by observation)
(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language
to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
(in the) confusion (of the moment)
justification; rationalization
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
chilly; unpleasantly cold
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
(there is) no sign (of); leaving no trace; nowhere to be seen
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
fully armed; armed to the teeth
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
having no relation with whatsoever; having nothing to do with; alien
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
singularity; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; specificity
blank space; margin; blank canvas
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle