painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
at the last moment; this late in the game
adds force or indicates command
knowing; (an) acquaintance
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
that's the way it is; such is life
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
by means of; due to; because of; according to
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
serious; not joking; straight
(train) station attendant; station employee; station staff
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
regulations; rules; (local) regulation; ordinance; bylaw
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with