excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
feeling sick (suddenly); feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry (suddenly); being offended; being disgusted
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
long ago; previous; of a former age
the other day; a few days ago
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
dealing with; coping with
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
accepting; consenting; agreeing; submission; compliance; agreement
to be reluctant to do; to hesitate to do; to refuse to do; to be unable to do
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
to find fault with other people rather than oneself; (for the pot) to call the kettle black
imposing stance; daunting pose
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
unless one ...; if one does not ...
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
act of mercy; helping another person
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate