to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
individual; private person; personal; natural person
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
carefree; relaxed; comfortable; at one's ease
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
pointing out; identification
at least; at most; (even) just
the front; honest; upright; decent
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
such; like that; that sort of
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey