to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
lamentable; deplorable; regrettable; sad; wretched
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
blessings of nature; nature's bounty; gifts of nature
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
haughty; arrogant; insolent; presumptuous
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
full of ingredients; hearty; substantial
blasphemy; profanity; sacrilege; desecration; defilement
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
to lend an ear to; to listen to
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
to revere; to respect; to worship
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued; major premise (in a syllogism)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
all eyes; public attention
to defeat (someone) in an argument; to argue (someone) down; to confute (someone); to refute (someone)
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
sorry; excuse me; thank you
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority