speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
calculated; premeditated; considered
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
forced laugh; forced smile
to smile (at); to grin (at)
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
feeling of envy; jealous feeling
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
usual; unchanging; eternal; same as always
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to do for (the sake of someone else)
to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to have a smattering knowledge of
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
(period of) a year; during an era
same; similar; (just) like; equal
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
reason; cause; history; origin
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
don't feel like doing; can't bring oneself to do; can't face
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to boost; to force up; to push up
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate