rag; old cloth; tattered clothes; ragged clothes; fault (one is trying to hide); defect
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
business rival; professional jealousy
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
jewel; precious stone; gem
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive
troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult; suffering; hardship; trouble
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
with a twitch; with a jerk; with a flutter; with a dip; with a bob
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
transactions; dealings; business
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
presumption; assumption; estimation
... years old; age (of) ...
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
to be enthusiastic (about); to be eager (to do); to be keen; to be intent (on); to be determined
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
one's hand; name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
unfairness; injustice; partiality
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
to complain persistently; to gripe; to grumble; to die
small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
direct connection; direct link
big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak
rapid firing; continuous firing; firing in quick succession
continuation; succession; series; continuous