owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to follow another's example
with no regard to one's appearances; with no concern of how one's act looks like
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
leaving to chance; leaving to fate
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
telephone call; telephone (device)
falsehood and truth; fiction and fact
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
about 80%; almost certainly; mostly
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
nature; property; disposition
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
exclusive; attached to; specialist
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to call again; to call someone back
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
mail; postal matter; postal item
late at night; small hours of the morning
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
declaration; proclamation; announcement
landline telephone; fixed-line telephone
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
police identification card
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
this is why; this means; it is the case that
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever
tactful; adroit; shrewd; clever; smart; affable