glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
outside of; not covered by
staying the night; lodging (at)
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
until now; so far; up to the present
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
be (that) as it may; having said that
to behave well; to mind one's manners
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
modern civilization; modern civilisation
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
letter; missive; note; mail
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
proposal; proposition; suggestion
compensation; equivalent value; consideration