even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
high spirits; gleeful mood
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
that's the way it is; such is life
to be stunned; to be surprised; (lit.) one's eyes turn into dots (as in a cartoon)
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
depending on; dependent on
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
hack; untrained; incompetent; useless; quack (doctor)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
to treat as a joke; to do jokingly
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
then; well; so; well then
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
to throw at; to turn; to raise
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
again and again; repeatedly
one's heart; one's mind (feelings, bosom)
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
(in the same way) as before; as always