outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
decision; settlement; definition
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
rough-and-ready; knocked-up; hasty; slipshod; slapdash
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
antiquity; the previous era
to take over; to hand over
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
priority; order of precedence
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
(a place) out of one's reach
impression; strong belief; conviction
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
(your, his, her) daughter
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
in a sense; in some way; to an extent