to be insolent; to be arrogant; to be impudent; to be rude
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
right (in front); directly; properly; normally; honestly; decently
one must constantly be on one's guard with ...; one cannot be too careful of ...
now that you say that; now that you mention it
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know
visit (from someone); call
throughput; processing power
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
hard to deal with; hard to handle; difficult; trying; intractable; incorrigible
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
choosing between two things; two choices
to prostrate oneself (before)
dust; small debris (e.g. dirt, crumbs); trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
newspaper reporter; print journalist
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
net auction; Internet auction; online auction; web auction
successful bid; winning a tender
selling at a sacrifice; amazing bargain; fire sale
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
(dying) suddenly; (breaking) brittly; with a snap; softly and swellingly
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
each time; every time; thank you for your continued patronage; thank you for your support; hello; I'm coming in
after-treatment; post-treatment; post-processing; dealing with the aftermath
confusion; disturbance; commotion; chaos; disorder
display; array (of things); succession (of things)
working adult; full-fledged member of society
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
to pity; to sympathize with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to appreciate; to recognize (someone's efforts)
superiority complex; sense of superiority
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy