uneven temper; caprice; whim
weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
lapse of memory; forgetting for a moment something one knows well; (something) slipping one's mind
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
tendency; trend; inclination
six of one, half a dozen of the other; scant difference
pointing out; identification
vein (visible under the skin); bulging veins (esp. in the head)
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
neglecting; leaving alone
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
bad habit; peculiarity; weakness
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe; increasing
coherence; order; focus; point
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
social; societal; societary
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
brake; (a) stop (to a development, behavior, etc.); (the) brakes
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
the lord of creation; man; mankind
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
to make a habit of; to make it a practice to
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
flawless; absolute perfection
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
prison; jail; gaol; penitentiary
flat; even; level; plain (language, words, etc.); simple
scoundrel; rascal; villain
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
abusive language; violent language; wild words
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; field inspection (e.g. in architecture, building)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)