had better ...; had better not ...
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
rather than; more ... than ...
assistant ...; probationary ...
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
single word; a few words; brief comment
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
what kind of; what sort of; what
sincere; earnest; serious
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
(doing things at) one's own pace; (doing things) one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
to accept; to receive; to agree
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
to be worried; to be troubled
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement