clearing one's throat; cough
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
relatively; comparatively
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
of no interest; not interested
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
that's the way it is; such is life
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
(with a) start; fright; alarm; creaking; cracking; snapping
orderliness; put in order; tidying up; arranging neatly
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
through; non-stop; direct; going straight to
lonely person; someone who easily succumbs to loneliness
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
probability; likelihood; chances
(this) shrine; (this) company; (this) firm
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to become clear; to be made public
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction