envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
good humour (humor); good mood
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to pilfer; to filch; to swipe
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
to go out and away; to leave
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
(with a) start; fright; alarm
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to run about; to rush about
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
transfer (of one's name into another family register); transfer (to another team, company, etc.)
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
main cause; primary factor
apparently; appears to be
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to demand gratitude; to make a favour of something; to remind of a favour done to someone; to emphasize the favour one has done
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
unable to speak; inarticulate; mute; speechless; tongue-tied
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
present; gift; to give a present or gift
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything