study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
intellectual; educated person; intelligentsia
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to put on airs; to throw one's weight about; to swagger; to act arrogantly
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control
prime location (for offices, housing, etc.); best district (in town); excellent piece of land
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
now that you say that; now that you mention it
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
to stick out one's tongue; to ridicule someone (behind their back); to laugh at someone
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
word of mouth; comments written online (about a product, service, etc.); online reviews
to spread; to be propagated
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
unexpected meeting; coincidence
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
fashionable thing; popular thing; craze
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose