striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
everybody; every last one of them; all
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
black lustre; black luster
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
opinion; point of view; visual point
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
when it comes to; concerning
the other day; a few days ago
from the beginning; from scratch
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)
retention; maintenance; preservation