trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
turtleneck; turtle-necked sweater; polo-neck(ed) sweater
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
surely; certainly; without doubt
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
keep in mind; take note of; remember
simply; merely; only; solely
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
help; assistance; service
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
gray or silver haired (grey)
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
high-handed; domineering; on one's high horse
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to refuse; to decline; to deny
having sociable manners; sociable
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
courteous; decorous; polite
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities