less than ...; smaller ...
powerless; weak; lacking physical strength; incompetent; lacking ability; powerless
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to save; to leave over; to spare
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
extreme close-up (photo, shot)
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
astounding; tremendous; wild; crazy; exorbitant; outrageous
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
exaggerated; overblown; overdone
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to hand (over); to deliver in person
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
way; method; means; (technical) specification
there is nothing; having nothing
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
almost every day; almost daily
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
the same kind; accomplice; partner
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
outsiders; others; bystanders; onlookers; third person
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to speak; to hear a voice
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell