self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
Ms; Miss; Madame; highbrow (woman); cerebral
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to ask a high price; to overcharge
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
study; research; investigation
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
innocent; blameless; guiltless
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to apologize; to apologise
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
stale; hackneyed; cliched
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
comma; decimal point; radix point
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
in the same way as; just like
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
unexpected; unforeseen; strange