to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
proper; respectable; decent; honest
wicked thought; wicked mind
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; loss of face
stepping back; drawing back
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
medicine; the healing art; healing; doctor
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
by sheer strength; by brute force
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
to torment; to harass; to tease
minimum; at the very least
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
one by one; one at a time; in turn
ultimate; final; last; eventual
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
final month of pregnancy; month in which childbirth is due
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)