shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
relatively; comparatively
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
not non-existent; not completely lacking; there is some; certainly existent
in that way; thus; so; so?
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
such; like that; that sort of; very
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
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.)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
in comparison to; rather than
as (for); for; in the capacity of