being dead drunk; drunken stupor
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
to take; to catch; to capture
to satisfy oneself (by doing); to find relief (in doing)
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
exchange of blows; long rally
progress; being under way
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
maintaining the status quo
spider's thread; spider silk
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to keep an eye on; to take care of
to gather strength; to take heart
around the clock; day and night
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
help; assistance; service
internal conflict; family quarrel; domestic trouble
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
official business; public business
custom; practice; convention; precedent
appointment; assignment; promotion
proneness to being ill; being sick a lot; proneness to disease
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
to pay attention; to be watchful