embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
by myself; in person; by oneself
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
that's the way it is; such is life
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
father; dad; husband; you; he
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
living in obscurity; lying low; remaining unnoticed
actor; actress; player; performer
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted