to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
opposite; reverse; contrary
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
final; eventual; ultimate
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to bedaub (with paint); to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
person who has rendered distinguished service
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
promotion; raising of status
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up