to give the stamp of approval
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
even further; and then some; even more
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to talk; to chat; to chatter
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
remarkable; striking; obvious
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
difference; variation; difference
deflation; contraction; shrinking; constriction
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
just because; even if; even though
pride; boast; credit (to)
feeling sick (suddenly); feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry (suddenly); being offended; being disgusted
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
crime of conscience; premeditated crime; act carried out while knowing that it should not be
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
normalcy; normality; normal
judgment; judgement; discernment
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
personal; individual; private