fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
point in question (at issue)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
important post; important office; key position
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
national mood; national sentiment; national feeling
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
each individual; each person
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
to say no more; to sink into silence
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
two (long cylindrical things)
earning the first (runs); preoccupation
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
intention; idea; inclination; wish
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
seniority by length of service
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
irritation; annoyance; frustration
maximum; max; mux (multiplexor)
government office; agency; board
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
faultfinding; carping; quibbling; cavilling; caviling
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent