is that so? (generally rhetorical)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
tedious; boring; being fed up with
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
tide; current; tendency; trend
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
permanent residence; denizenship
foreign; abroad; overseas
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
finding fault (with); being picky
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to cut corners; to be shoddy
surmise (about somebody's feelings); guess; conjecture
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to be disgusted; to be repulsed; to get the creeps
to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play false
story; tale; talk; discussion
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
what time; (lit.) which hour
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out