strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
Island; insula; island; islet
decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
number; number plate; license plate
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to concern; to be related
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
(two) matchless things; (two) matchless people; pair of bright jewels
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
on bad terms; at loggerheads
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
master; teacher; stable master
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
to smile broadly; to grin widely
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to look upwards; to look up
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum