to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor; ham actor
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to be quick-witted; to be tactful; to be sensible
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
area (measurement); square measure; size (of land); floor space
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
large amount of money; great cost
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to make a vow; to take an oath
taking a straight look at something; looking someone in the eyes
reckless remark; rash remark; thoughtless words; falsehood
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
alert status; emergency alert
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly