shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
second day of the month; two days
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
putting in an appearance; visiting; coming to the surface; appearing; showing one's face (in TV, social media, etc.)
business discussion; negotiation
same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
functional beauty; beauty of function; simplicity and elegance of design
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
less than ...; smaller ...
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly