to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
decision; determination; resolution
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to steal another's spouse; to steal another's lover
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
contract; compact; agreement
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
to employ; to hire; to charter
diversion (from e.g. one's worries); distraction
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
just because; even if; even though
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
way; method; means; resource; course
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
mockery; derision; ridicule
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
much less; to say nothing of
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)