negative personality; asocial type
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
attempting to change one's image when one starts university
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
high-rise (building); multistory; multistoried; high (altitude); upper (atmosphere, air current, etc.)
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
with glugging (e.g. of liquid being poured, running down)
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
draining hot water (e.g. from noodles)
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
covered with; stained; smeared
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
foreign; abroad; overseas
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
to run away; to flee; to escape; to make a getaway; to skedaddle
the scruff or nape of the neck
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly