latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
difficult to ...; hard to ...
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
high street; town centre (center)
to be commonly referred to as; as people say; as the saying is; they say
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
to work; to labor; to labour; to put to work; to make (someone) work
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
poison fang; sinister ways; crooked means; clutches
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
affected (appearance, attitude); stuck up; self-loving
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
many; a lot; much; multitude
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
sympathy; empathy; response