vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
man; male; masculine gender
to be hard to deal with; to be an eccentric; to be idiosyncratic
expression; presentation; representation; notation
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
discord; (on) bad terms (with)
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say, it's how you say it
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
conquest; domination; mastery
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
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
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
being somewhat (half) joking; half seriously; half in jest; in a jocular vein
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
inexcusable; unjustifiable; sorry; remorseful; excuse me; (I'm) sorry
study; research; investigation
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)