(exp) harsh-mannered
angular
rough
(n) sharp look
(exp) effective
fruitful
worthwhile
worth
(n) man of spirit
(adj-f) resourceful
(exp) to have occasion to do
(adj-pn) unworthy
unbecoming
improper
(n) paying loan installments whenever one happens to have money (instalments)
(exp) to be kind and useful
(exp) tinged with humor (humour)
(n) peacock blue
(exp) to bear long use
(n) stinging (barbed) words
harsh language
(exp) to smack of wine
(exp) long-stemmed
(exp) to get benefit from
(n) mannered style
(exp) so slight as to be all but non-existent
(exp) mixture of fact and fiction
half-truths
(exp) to have a good connection
(n) face shaded with pensiveness
(exp) to be poles apart
(n) (baseball) powerful delivery
(exp) to look like a commander
(exp) (id) Greatness is comparative
(exp) to have an idea
to have a clue
(exp) (id) There are wheels within wheels
(exp) to have a strong pull
(exp) to be worth reading
(exp) to have one's own field of work