the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
speech; expression; wording; language
to yell; to shout; to scream; to bawl
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
perfect; complete; flawless
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
decision; determination; resolution
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task