haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
foul-smelling; stinking; intolerable (behaviour, attitude, etc.); unbearable; disgusting
first meeting; first interview with
speech; expression; wording; language
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
with a start; with a jump
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
to appease; to suppress; to calm
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
restoration (to original state or location); reconstruction; reversion
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
royalty and titled nobility
relatively; comparatively
thoughtless; rash; hasty; imprudent