all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
detour; circuitous route; diversion
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
taking no notice of; paying no attention to
to hold a grudge; to hold something against someone
charming; fascinating; attractive
sublime; noble; high-minded
gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; upright; righteous; (arch.) unspoiled (scenery, etc.); (arch.) pure
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
role; duty; position; part
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to fall in love (with); to love
devoted; self-sacrificing
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
evening meal; dinner; supper
to act timid; to show diffidence; to be hesitant; to appear embarrassed; to look ashamed
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
gross domestic product; GDP
consumer price index; CPI
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
Arab; Arab countries; Arab (horse); Arabian
inspector; examiner; auditor
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
to miss a chance to do; to fail to do
unimpressive; unimpressed
to feel angry; to feel annoyed; to feel offended
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
(former) Ministry of Health and Welfare
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad