tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
white person; Caucasian; (arch.) beginner; (arch.) amateur; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
man; male; masculine gender
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
great man; great god; hero; big man
bent back; hunchback; stoop
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to throw at; to turn; to raise
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
in this way; thus; such; uh...
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
stammer; stutter; stammerer; stutterer
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
trailing; chasing after; imitation; copy
fresh taste; novelty; originality; freshness
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to nitpick; to complain about trifles
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
finding fault (with); being picky
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
to get a big surprise; to be astonished
opinion; point of view; visual point
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive