first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
for this very reason; that is exactly why
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
shabby; unsightly; unkempt
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
to look down on; to make light of
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
hair disarranged during sleep; bed hair; habit of moving around in one's sleep; tossing and turning in sleep; sleeping habit (esp. of a child or toddler)
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
fashion sense; sense of fashion
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
when you really think about it; on reflection; in actual fact; once again (fashionable, popular, etc.); back (in style)
viewing as a problem; problematizing
to arrange one's hair; to tidy up one's hair
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
beginning; outset; first; onset
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
to relax; to feel at home