noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
(not) even a little bit; (not) in the slightest; (not) one bit
(philosophy of) not rocking the boat; (principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
rejuvenation; restoration of youth
speculator; adventurer; imposter; prospector
when it comes to ...; as for ...
to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
speech; address; curtain speech; prologue; way of speaking; manner of speech
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
high spirits; boastful talk
newspaper story (article, account)
prohibition; ban; suspension; injunction
fee; charge; rate; material
a little bit; a little while
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
nerve centre; nerve center
modern; lug arm tips (on glasses); temple tips
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
talk; story; conversation
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
weasel (esp. the Japanese weasel, Mustela itatsi); mustelid (any mammal of family Mustelidae)
common; commonplace; ordinary; familiar; everyday; garden-variety
synopsis; plot; outline; plan; scheme; program
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation