thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
stylish; smart; with a crack; crisply (e.g. fried, starched); tearing off; ripping off
suited figure; person in a suit
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
(police) detective; criminal matter
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
rather than; more ... than ...
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
presence; dignity; corpulence; obesity
difference; variation; difference
something like ...; something called ...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
while; during; while; although; all; both
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
to boost; to force up; to push up
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing