distinctive; characteristic
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
considerably (beyond one's expectations); unexpectedly; surprisingly; contrary to one's expectations
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
day (as in holiday); daytime
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
considerably; greatly; a lot
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
suited figure; person in a suit
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
society; public; community; social studies
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
client office; client company
(not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; overly
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
so; therefore; and; (and) then
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
to relax; to feel at home
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
information; experience; knowledge; observation
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
called; known as; that; to say
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
wire netting; wire mesh; wire gauze; chain-link mesh; chicken wire
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
several hundred; hundreds (of)
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by