to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
a little embarrassing; slightly embarrassed; somewhat ashamed; extremely embarrassing; extremely embarrassed
temporary; transient; trifling; trivial; careless; perfunctory
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
will-o'-the-wisp; ignis fatuus
proposal; offer; request; application
(in the same way) as before; as always
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); responding to kindness with resentment; thinking ill of someone who meant to be kind; unjustified resentment; unreasonable grudge
individual; private person; personal; natural person
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
questionable; doubtful; suspicious
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
completely unknown (usu. of people); unfamiliar; complete (stranger)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
tedious; boring; being fed up with
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to be affectionate to; to treat tenderly; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip