stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
connection; link; relationship
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
not necessarily so; is not always true
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
strength; power; proficiency; ability
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
poisonous air; poisonous gas; poisonous ingredient; poisonous nature; malice; spite
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
everybody; every last one of them; all
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...