last night; yesterday evening
one by one; in detail; minutely
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
something; some kind of; for some reason
an assortment; combination
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
sprinkling; dropping in small light bits
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
frightening; fearsome; awful
for example; for instance; e.g.
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
wicked tongue; sharp tongue; abusive language
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
experienced; veteran; skilled; expert
shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources
to keep secret; to conceal
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
clever; intelligent; bright; well-behaved (esp. of children and pets); obedient; good
to be full of pride; to be boastful
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
failure; mistake; blunder
word game; wordplay; playing with words
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...