enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
compensation; amends; redeeming feature
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
genuine article; real thing; real deal
minimum; minuscule; local minimum
pseudo; quasi; artificial; simulated
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
not having had enough to drink (esp. alcohol)
January; first month of the lunar calendar
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
not worth mentioning; nothing special; nothing in particular; no notable ...
sharp-eyed; keen-eyed; easily awakened
to distinguish by smell; to smell the difference (between); to scent out; to discern (one thing from another); to determine
pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
proficient; skilled; skillful; enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with)
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
simply put; putting it simply; in short
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
takeover (of a company, etc.); hijacking
lumping together; putting all together
plan; measure; means; scheme; policy
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to be onto a good thing; to make money without working; to line one's pockets
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination