this occasion; at this time; now
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
drinking party; get-together
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
to visit (someone) in hospital
here and there; in places
sense of smell; olfaction
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
skill involving the hands; craft
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
highest institute of education
reopening; resumption; restarting
more than usual; especially; particularly
to make merry; to be festive
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
among these; between these; of these
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice