serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to work hard; to work diligently
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
just person; man of justice; righteous person; upright person
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
fair and square; open and aboveboard
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to state; to express; to mention
anger; resentment; indignation; chagrin; irritation
unable to clear away one's ill feeling; not able to do anything (about...)
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
because of; owing to; due to
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to walk away; to walk off
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
forcibly; against one's will
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to stiffen; to become stiff
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
first meeting; first interview with
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect