annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
fortune; fate; chance; coincidence; (stroke of) luck
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
(another's) son; boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
celeb; celebrity; wealthy person; rich person; affluent; wealthy
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation); unable to read the room
with a twitch; with a jerk; with a flutter; with a dip; with a bob
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
to dismiss (from a position); to exempt; to excuse from; to forgive
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
without showing any sign of; without giving the slightest indication of; without saying anything of; without breathing a word of
light; easy; non-serious; minor
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
domestic issue; internal affair
support; backing; patronage
viewing as a problem; problematizing
(some small) help; an aid; some assistance
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
being placed one upon another; piling up; superimposition; superposition; excellent; splendid
one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace
tough (world); hard (times); cold; stingy; miserly; mercenary
to appear to regret (an outcome, etc.); to seem bitter
sigh (of admiration or lamentation)
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to wait and see; to sit on the fence; to be noncommittal
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
please come (and visit us); please come (to our shop)
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
beyond one's means or position
to have the honor (of); to be favored (with); to be honored (with)
modesty; humility; being humble
veteran (e.g. soldier); battle-hardened; seasoned; (of) long military service
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor