bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
not the norm; foolish; stupid
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
plump; fleshy; well-rounded; pleasant (fragrance); rich
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
increase in basic salary; bear; bare
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
absolutely; positively; decidedly
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
popular name; common name; given name
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
around the clock; day and night
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
to correct oneself; to restate
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
(period of) a year; during an era
supreme; sublime; highest
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
one-by-one; separately; in detail
both; both sides; both parties
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
to think of; to come up with
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
killing two birds with one stone
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
moment; brief space of time
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)