rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
single-lens reflex camera
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
tool (esp. software, etc.); tour (e.g. Tour de France)
picture element; image pixel; PEL
affectation; showiness; pretence
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
simply; merely; only; solely
bare livelihood; subsistence
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
otherwise; or else; if not
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
technique; art; skill; move
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
expression; presentation; representation; notation
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling