to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
(sense of) cleanliness; (sense of) freshness
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to search for; to seek for; to look for
macro; macro (instruction)
naked eye; the physical eye
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
muddiness; murkiness; impurity; Japanese voiced consonant mark; unrefined sake
dodgy dealings; monkey business
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
to carry in one's hand; to have in one's hand; to lead (e.g. troops); to present (an issue, policy, artistic work, etc.); to take up
negotiations; bargaining; talks; making demands
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent
to act hastily in pursuit of glory; to hasten after success; to be too eager to succeed
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
past forty; following right course
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to be moved by affection; to be moved by kindness; to be touched
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside