elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
tone (of speech, writing, etc.); style
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
tedious; boring; being fed up with
older brother and younger sister
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
disclosure; exposure; revelation
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
to state; to express; to mention
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
considerably; greatly; a lot
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
genuine article; real thing; real deal
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
major incident; major happening; big scandal
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
Ms; Miss; Madame; highbrow (woman); cerebral