sudden reversal (of behavior, opinion, attitude, etc.); about-face; flip-flop
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
writing; composition; essay; sentence
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
email friend; email penpal
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
building contractor; builder; building firm
interior design; interior; upholstery
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
(written) contract; agreement
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
penalty for contract breach; forfeit
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
guarding; guard; railway bridge (over a road); (railroad) overpass; flyover
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
as planned; according to plan
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
(another's) daughter; young lady