society; the world; the times
to lead someone around by the nose
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
rare (or peculiar) animal
to be born; to come into the world
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
aptitude; aptness; suitability
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
misanthropy; misanthropist
(talking in a) half-joking manner
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
to overlook; to ignore; to pass over
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to hit the mark; to hit the nail on the head
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
to subsist; to keep on living
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
ingrained habit; second nature
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
helping hand; help; support; aid
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
if so; in that case; in that situation
everything; anything; nothing
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far