patronizing; expecting gratitude in return; acting like one is doing someone a favor; condescending
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
the first and second; a few
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
question; inquiry; enquiry
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
tension; mental strain; nervousness
exactly as stated; verbatim
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
difficult to ...; hard to ...
rather; better; instead; if anything
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
directly opposite; right in front
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short
after that; afterwards; thereafter
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
on the occasion of; at the time of