something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
disclosure; exposure; revelation
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
healthy; sound; wholesome
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to give directions; to issue instructions
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
upper half of the body; upper body
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
scenery; scene; landscape
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to run up onto (e.g. sidewalk); to run aground; to be stranded
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
zip fastener; zipper; zip; chuck (device for holding a workpiece in a lathe or a tool in a drill)
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
to go past; to pass; to pass by
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace