not caring; not giving a damn
person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
official recognition; official approval; certification; authorization; authorisation
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
whispering into a person's ear
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
southern tip; southern end; southernmost part
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
group; bunch; crowd; group
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
general; popular; common; typical
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
soft and lacking firmness; weak; weak-willed; spineless; weak (market); bearish
not worth considering; out of the question
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
waiting to see one's opponent's move before doing anything (e.g. as a disallowed act in rock, paper, scissors); bringing something up after the fact; revealing something afterwards; holding back until the last minute
near; nearby; not far off
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling