surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
resentment; indignation; anger
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
something; some kind of; for some reason
listening device; bug; wiretap
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
eccentric; crank; oddball
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
I couldn't care less; not caring less
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
surely; certainly; without doubt
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to be at a loss for words
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
mass culture; pop culture; popular culture; culture of the people (as opposed to the elite)
race (of people); type of person
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
(adding) fuel to the fire