to polish up (on); to refine; to hone; to polish (by rubbing)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
(phenotypic) trait; (hereditary) character; allele
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
to be breathtaking; to be stifling
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
else; in addition; besides
to live through; to survive
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
everyday life; daily life
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
sound; noise; audio; acoustics; reverberation
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
consequently; as a result
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out
drizzling (rain); blearily; weakly (blinking); dejectedly; gloomily
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
to talk; to chat; to chatter
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
guess; conjecture; surmise
big talk; boasting; bragging
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through