the lower classes; the common people
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
a long, long time ago; very long ago
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
attractive to men; in a style (appearance, look, etc.) that men fall for; amorous woman
back off!; leave me alone!
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
relationships with the opposite sex
to discuss; to find fault with; to criticize; to criticise
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
praise and censure; public criticisms
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
spotlight; public eye; public's attention; goldfish bowl
to find fault (with trivial matters); to scold over minor things; to get angry over trifles; to raise one's eyebrows
slander; calumny; defamation; libel; abuse
involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously
female fox; vixen; she-fox; woman who deceives men
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
Iron Lady (orig. nickname for Margaret Thatcher)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
simmer; bubble out; flow out
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
to say this and that (about); to say (critical) things; to criticize; to be critical (about); to find fault (with); to complain
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide