unapproved; lack of approval
corporation; corporate body; company; legal entity; legal person; juridical person
(a person or body being) unidentifiable (unidentified)
way of speaking; intimation
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
establishment; opening; setting up; inauguration
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
whenever you want; any time you like
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse; to use as grounds (for); to use as a shield; to shelter behind; to hide behind
guilty conscience; feelings of remorse
sensitive; susceptible; impressionable
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
hostility; animosity; enmity
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
of no use; useless; not fit for purpose
to kick down; to oust (a rival) to advance oneself; to push (someone) aside to get ahead
contrary to one's expectations
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
fine line; weight of thread; slit-eyed
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
ferry (crossing); ferry(boat); delivery
hesitation; wavering; faltering; balking; recoil; flinching
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
health care center; health care centre; animal shelter
cutting in round slices; round slice; dividing into groups (e.g. by ability)