to be talked about behind one's back
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
older sister; lass; young lady
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
false impression; deceptive appearance; mere show
outward appearance; apparent
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
price; cost; value; worth; value
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards
maneuvering ground; manoeuvering ground
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
after a long time; for the first time in a while
period of time; time slot; time zone
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on); to be lighted; to catch fire
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)