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I hope I don’t have to remind you again that you are a guest in this house. And the way I choose to treat my staff is entirely my concern. OK? (Para. 28) Don’t forget I have already warned you. You are a guest here. And how I treat my servants is none of your business. Is that clear? And other mornings, she’d come in like thunder—something obviouly had gone wrong the night before with her and that man… (Para. 45) And other mornings, she’d enter the bank with a face like thunder, looking very upset and angry, and it was clear that something unpleasant must have happened between her and her unofficial fiance the previous night. And as time went by, I was just resigning myself to life without her—when the bank raid occurred. (Para.47) As time passed, and I was gradually accepting the fact that I would never win her heart, then bank robbery happened. not that: though I am not suggesting that Example I didn’t go. Not that I wasn’t interested. I just didn’t have the time. She didn’t buy the car—not that she didn’t have the money. She just didn’t think it would make any sense in this crowded city. But, you see, if I hadn’t run at Vic like that, she might never have—Not that she’s ever blamed me. She’s never once, ever—Never. (Para. 49) However, you know, that if I hadn’t attacked Vic, she might never have been hurt. I don’t mean that she has ever blamed me. No she’s never done that, not even once. rotten: morally corrupt or despicable Example That’s a rotten thing to do. She’s rotten to the core. Other informal usages of “rotten”: We had rotten weather all week. (very bad) He spent all weekend working on his rotten car. vain: too proud of your own appearance, abilities or achievements, conceited Example He is vain about his good looks and intelligence. Idiom: as vain as a peacock Phrase in vain to have sb/sth (all) to oneself:to be able to use or enjoy without having to share with anybody else, to monopolize Example Because of the terrible smell of