present-day people; people of this world
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
very careful; thoroughly prepared
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
break in time; interruption; pause
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
grudge; complaint; reproach
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to prostrate oneself before
odds and ends; all; every
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
upper side (go, chess, othello board)
cold reception; inhospitality
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
to change the schedule; to change one's plans
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
look like; sound like; savor of; smack of
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
just past noon; afternoon
to happen to hear; to overhear