to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
living; lifestyle; living room
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
being too late; losing one's final chance
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
to be worried; to be troubled
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
to dash (e.g. liquid on someone's face); to slosh; to splash; to souse; to pour
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
way of solving (a problem); solution
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
changing clothes; change of clothes
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
daily supplies; daily necessities; household items; housewares
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room