polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
speech; expression; wording; language
to be full of pride; to be boastful
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship; (arch.) eldest brother; Brazil; Brazilian
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
polite; courteous; hospitable
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
question; inquiry; enquiry
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
if you think about it; come to think of it
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
(coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
in a word; to put it briefly; to make a long story short
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
to correct oneself; to restate
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
no!; no no!; no, not at all
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to