qualifications; requirements; capabilities
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
funny story; funny anecdote
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
carving; engraving; sculpture
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
dispersing; breaking up; running away
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
to speak ill of; to disparage
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to flare up; to fly into a rage
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; pleasantly; (wearing, etc. something) elegantly; smartly; stylishly
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
manly; masculine; like a man
bygones; the past; past event
way; method; means; resource; course
place; room; margin; scope
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
just because; even if; even though
pretending to obey but secretly betraying (someone)
simply; merely; only; solely
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to apologize; to apologise
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
spouse; wife; husband; partner
to take up one's residence
rather; sooner; preferably
thought; consideration; thinking
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark