no matter what; whatever you say; in the end
this occasion; at this time; now
humming a tune (while doing something else)
(conductor's) baton; stick; perforated baton; bâton de commandement; bâton percé
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
assembly hall; parliament house; diet building; capitol; houses of parliament; congress hall
talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
to settle a matter; to get even with someone
weak and small; inferior in strength and size; minor; young; youthful
to stay calm; to keep cool
being very busy; busyness
to flap strongly; to stir up fiercely
abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess
soil; breeding ground (for); fertile ground (for)
to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
surely (not); certainly (not)
act of barbarity; barbarism; brutality; savagery
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
floating ball of fire (said to be the soul of a dead person); meteor; shooting star
peace conference; peace talks
official announcement; proclamation
great laughter; burst of laughter
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
acknowledged; accepted; agreed
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
bullying (the weak); bully
reaction; response; reaction
(eating) noisily; (chewing) with an open mouth; crumpled; creased; messy; disorderly
youthful; young; young-looking
pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant; colourant
brown; light brown; tawny