acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
interests and preferences
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
prickling; stinging; tingling
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to wring the neck; to strangle
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
woman; female; feminine gender
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
since one's birth; in one's whole life; all one's life
(not) even once; (not) ever