to think too much; to be over-concerned
beautiful man and woman; handsome couple
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
keeping a secret; secrecy; confidentiality
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to beat time; to mark time
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
to have meaning; to be meaningful
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
empirical; from experience
pretension; conceit; hubris
popular person; favorite; favourite
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
festival merrymaking; revelry
hot topic; talk of the town
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
newsworthiness; news hook; topicality; popularity (of a topic, issue, etc.)
(not so) much; (not) very
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
source (of a transmission, broadcast, etc.); point of origin
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling