in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
egoistic; selfish; self-willed
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to pull around; to drag around; to take around; to show around
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
human relations; personal relationships
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; all around; here and there; four sides (of a square)
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
older brother; elder brother
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
sense of values; values; value system
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
not worth considering; out of the question
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
is that so? (generally rhetorical)