eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
nice; likeable; desirable
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
pride in one's strength or skill
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
to be pleased with; to be to one's liking
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
searching for someone; search for a missing person; searching for a (job) candidate; recruitment; scouting
busy (phone); in talks; discussion underway
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
father and child; father and son; father and daughter
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
low-quality products; strange thing; strange combination
bad-mouthing someone so as to be deliberately overheard; intentionally letting someone hear insults or sarcasm regarding them
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
of no concern at all; no skin off my nose
because of; owing to; due to
to look down on; to make light of
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
cannot suppress one's anger; cannot stomach