selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
(home) tutor; private tutor; private teacher
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
of little importance; trivial; worthless; valueless
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
being unfamiliar with a locality; not knowing one's way around; (lit.) not knowing one's right hand from the left; being clueless
person from the countryside; countryman; countryfolk; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
pride; dignity; self-worth
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable
elegant; graceful; refined
to stay calm; to keep cool
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
feel uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to be thrilled; to be excited
finding fault (with); being picky
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
to watch steadily; to stare
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
American Independence day; Fourth of July
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
with these words; while saying