rubbing (someone) the wrong way; irritating (someone)
(a) slight; disrespect; making light (of); neglect
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
done; just done; just finished
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to hit hard; to strike hard
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
a glance; a look; a glimpse
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
conference room; council room
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
quarrel; dispute; argument
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
leaving (e.g. a courtroom, workplace); exiting; withdrawal (e.g. from a superior's presence)
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
heated (e.g. debate); passionate
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
nonchalant air; unruffled air
permission; approval; authorization; license
about this time; about now
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
choices; alternatives; options
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)