selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
tone (of voice); manner of talking
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
upper side (of a go, chess or othello board)
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
casual speech; peer language; informal language
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
is that so?; I see; right; oh
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
socializing; getting on with people; personal relations
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
while; even though; despite