a parting glance	the last look before leaving
by a whisker	by a small margin
to be no stranger to sth	to be familiar with sth, to be accustomed to sth
to give sb a glare	to look angrily
lofty	too proud, exalted
to have barring on sth	to have influence on sth
barren	unable to produce any crops
flippant	not showing sufficient respect or seriousness
to reproove	to rebuke, to show one's disapproval
a reproof	a rebuke
to huff and puff	to break heavily because of exhaustion
to brandish	to wave sth in a threatening way
to flaunt	to show up, to sport
gait	the way of walking, running etc.
turmoil	great disturbance
to taunt	to try to provoke sb by critical remarks
to keep sth quiet	to keep sth secret
at close quarters	from a short distance
to cut sb to the quick	to deeply hurt sb's feelings
on the quiet	secretly
to call it quits	to give up/ to stop
out of the question	impossible
open to debate	undecided/ unsettled
sth begs the question	sth makes people want to ask a particular question
to be in a quandary	to be confused, undecided
at unknown quantity	a person or thing that one has no experience of
out of all proportion	incompatible
to transfigure	to change the appearance of sth
to convert sth into sth	to change sth into sth
capacity	the amount of sth that can be put somewhere
onset	the beginning of sth unplesant
influx	an instance of arriving in great quantities
to mingle with sth	to mix, to associate
muddled	unclear
to tilt	to cause sth to move into a slopping position
to merge	to appear/ to join
gingerly	cautious