as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
relation; connection; relevance
billiards; pool; snooker; cue sports
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
so; like this; in this way
manners; courtesy; etiquette
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
impudent; shameless; brazen
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer
it is not (like that) either
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
nothing but; none other than
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud