harmless to humans and animals; having no influence; unimportant; insignificant
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
very much; very many; more and more
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
ability; performance; efficiency
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
slamming one's hand into the wall in front of somebody (e.g. to stop them from leaving; often viewed as romantic); banging on the wall (e.g. to quieten one's neighbour)
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
seamless; seamless stockings
to dis; to diss; to disrespect
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
young person; youth; young
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
authenticity; credibility
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to be worried; to be troubled
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance