insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
being extremely busy; being swamped with work
sense of caution; wariness
how long; how much; to what extent
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
to be too numerous; to be too much
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
command; lead; generalship; leadership
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
appointing to a responsible post; making much of
on bad terms; at loggerheads
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently