to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
miniaturization; miniaturisation; downsizing
true character; real nature
(fully) exposed; bare; uncovered; in full view; undisguised; broad (accent)
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
fraction; odd sum; odd money; small change; (arch.) low class female servant
although; though; despite the fact that ...
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
you; (arch.) your residence
recognition; acquaintance
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly
very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
inside one's heart; in one's mind
mockery; derision; ridicule
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
(appropriate to) time, place, occasion
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
just as one was told; like she (he) said
dealt hand consisting of one 20-point card and six 1-point cards; outstanding; standing out above the rest
to display one's real ability; to show one's real ability; to show one's stuff; to show oneself at one's best; to really shine; to come into one's own
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
devious; cunning; sly; crafty
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly