thinking nothing of ...; undaunted by ...; in defiance of ...; in spite of ...; in the face of ...; ignoring ...
early winter; tenth month of the lunar calendar
outsider; someone outside of a group
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
living thing; organism; creature; biology
resentful; bitter; reproachful; regrettable; disappointing; frustrating
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
supply; supplying; replenishment
hydration; rehydration; to hydrate; to rehydrate; to moisturize
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
briskly; quickly; promptly
muzzling (someone); gagging; forcing (someone) to keep quiet (about something); silencing (someone); killing (someone) to prevent them from revealing something
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to whine; to make feeble complaints
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
to flatter; to curry favor (with); to fawn (on); to flirt (with; a man); to make eyes (at)
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
strong power of the state; iron fist; heavy hand
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
to fall ill; to be taken ill
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to drag on; to be delayed
girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski