serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
this and that; all kinds of things; one thing and another
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
number one; first; best; most; game; round
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
character building; formation of character; personality development
it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly
some nerve (as in "you have some nerve to ...")
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
good-for-nothing; scapegrace; nuisance; trouble
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
passionate; hot-blooded; full of vitality
unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
to be at a loss for words
touché; you've got me there
surrounding at a distance
to be relieved; to feel relieved
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation