common people; ordinary people; masses
whenever you want; any time you like
eccentric; crank; oddball
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
in a bad temper; cranky; crabby
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
cased; boxed; precious; cherished; girl who has been sheltered from the world; one's special talent
is never the case; has never happened
as far as ... is concerned; so far as ... can tell
prejudice; bias; distorted view
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
among these; between these; of these
retention; maintenance; preservation
to apply correspondingly; to correspond to; to be proportionate to; to conform to
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
intensive; concentrated; focused
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
innocent; blameless; guiltless
blunder; slip; error; error
to rouse oneself; to psyche oneself up