book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
clearing one's throat; cough
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
chair; stool; post; office; position
to look stupid; to have a critical lack
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
closing; shutting; firmness; tightness; discipline
first meeting; first interview with
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
contrived; false-sounding
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
to become greasy; to become oily; to be loud and garish
villain; baddie; the villain's part
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
(smelling) strongly; pungently; furiously; indignantly; fuming
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
to be at a loss for words
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem