group of companies; combine
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to work as the backbone (of); to bear responsibility (for); to be the mainstay (of); to be the central part (of)
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
pleased to make your acquaintance
the opposite sex; isomerism
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
eccentric; crank; oddball
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
exactly as stated; verbatim
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to be hard to deal with; to be an eccentric; to be idiosyncratic
while; during (the time when)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
way; method; means; resource; course