admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
only; merely; but; no more than
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
rejection (of an application)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
(only) one option; one possible choice
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless
moderate; proper; just right
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
had better ...; had better not ...
hazing; gruelling training; waistband; woman's undergirdle
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
premodern; old-fashioned; outmoded; antiquated
trash can; garbage can; rubbish bin; dustbin
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
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)
to emphasize; to state emphatically; to speak loudly about; to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice
that day; the very same day