special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
to be no match for; to not hold a candle to
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to exchange (messages, thoughts, etc.); to communicate
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to telephone; to make a phone call
sorry; excuse me; thank you
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
but; however; provided that
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
expression; presentation; representation; notation
index finger; forefinger; second toe