opening and shutting; opening and closing
and yet; though; when; in spite of
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
even though; despite; when
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
now that; since; so long as; because
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
placid; composed; big hearted; broad-minded; great quantity (of something)
if so; in that case; in that situation
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all