ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to get angry; to lose one's temper
to chase; to run after; to pursue
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
cannot contain one's anger; can't contain myself; staying angry
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
to fasten one's eye on (a person); to stare at
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
manipulation of information; spin
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
fingering an object (in killing time); amusing oneself; diversion; gambling
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
both; both sides; both parties
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
age thirty; one's thirties
considerably; greatly; a lot
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone