board chairman; managing director; chief director
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
to roar; to thunder; to become well known; to become famous; to pound (of one's heart); to throb
don't you think?; indicates question
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
that's the way it is; such is life
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
parent-child relationship
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
such; this sort of; like this
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
out of bounds; beyond the pale
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
to pity; to sympathize with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to appreciate; to recognize (someone's efforts)
had better ...; had better not ...
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
of course; certainly; naturally
on and after; from ... onward; since
attendance (at school); going to school
pupil; student; schoolchild
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)