runner-up; second (in a race)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
floral decoration; floral ornament
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
attendance; presence; appearance
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
overprescription; overmedication; drug dependence
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
to strike each other; to come to blows; to fight; to say (useless things, facetious remarks, etc.) to each other
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
feeling of a house or a room
covered with; stained; smeared
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
how others look at you; what others think about you
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
related (by blood); blood-related; of the same blood
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
more than usual; especially; particularly
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain (in a place)
having no idea; having no clue
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
not at all tense; relaxed; calm
sitting down; sitting up; sit!
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
to be enthralled by; to be disguised as
apparently; from what I have heard; they say; you know; I hear
meal (ground grain); Mir (Russian space station; 1986-2001); mir (peasant village community in Imperial Russia)
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
someone; a certain person
literally; self-explanatorily