hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
nature; property; disposition
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
this world; this life; world of the living
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
don't you think?; indicates question
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
question; inquiry; enquiry
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
three; three years of age
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard