arrogance; insolence; disrespect
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
it is I who should say so
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
contrived; false-sounding
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
base (military, expedition, etc.)
proposal; offer; request; application
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
inspection; examination; survey
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
with a scraping sound; with a scratching sound; with a crunching sound (while eating)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to rebuke; to scold harshly
spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
it's not like; it isn't as if
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
unique; individual; original; unusual
(another's) daughter; young lady
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
Pan (Greek god); bang; boom; crack
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with