with a friendly grin; smilingly
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
virtue; charm; merit; good point
sphere; circle; range; category
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
ideal land; earthly paradise; Utopia; Arcadia
without permission; without notice
companion; company; tritagonist
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
skill; dexterity; master hand
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to grimace; to make a wry face
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
interior; inside; internal
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
viewing as a problem; problematizing
youthful; young; young-looking
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to aggravate; to make serious
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
boastful speech; bragging
student; follower; students and pupils
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but