headache inducing; vexing
diplomatic; diplomatically
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
stimulating; exciting; provocative
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
moment; brief space of time
scene; view; prospect; outlook
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
about; concerning; related to; -ish
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
virtue; charm; merit; good point
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
particularly; only; in the case of
to look down on; to make light of
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
honorific/polite/humble prefix
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else