to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
foreign; abroad; overseas
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
... years old; age (of) ...
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to jump up and down; to hop
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
present continuous tense; present progressive form; ongoing; (currently) active; currently in progress
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
upward glance; upturned eyes
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
way of asking; way of listening; listener