to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
don't worry about it; forget about it
difficult to approach; inaccessible
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
society; the world; the times
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
while; even though; despite
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
with a friendly grin; smilingly
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
time; season; period; phase; stage
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to detain; to check; to restrain
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
complementation; supplementation; completion
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount