useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
personal; individual; private
teleconference; video conferencing
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
something like ...; something called ...
wording; words and phrases; way of expression; token
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
turning to the left; left turn
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
opposite lane; oncoming lane; opposite side of the road
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
while; even though; despite
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade