value to society; raison d'être; existence value
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
with a twitch; with a jerk; with a flutter; with a dip; with a bob
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
bunch of flowers; bouquet
clearing one's throat; cough
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
every person; every mouth; every entrance
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to say; to be called; to do
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
be (that) as it may; having said that
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)