to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
individual; private person; personal; natural person
to gain the understanding (of); to obtain consent (from)
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
insertion; interposition; interpolation; infix
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
several sheets (flat objects)
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
(feeling of) hatred; (strong) dislike; disgust; aversion; revulsion; loathing
superiority complex; sense of superiority
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
is that so?; I see; right; oh
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
true character; real nature
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that