foreign; abroad; overseas
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
to approach; to draw near
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
that's a different matter; that's a different story
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
to be kind to; to treat kindly
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest