to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
daring; fearless; audacious; bold; dauntless; daredevil
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
in perfect form; going swimmingly
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
police officer; policeman; constable
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
self-consciousness; self-awareness
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
strong pressure; heavy pressure
entreaty; supplication; petition
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
using as an intermediary; through
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to not know how to act or what to do; to be at a loss
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
unsophisticated; ruggedly honest; artless; unaffected; simple; naive
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to make a speech; to address
to say no more; to sink into silence
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
hateful; detestable; loathsome