hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
to look forward to something
to exceed the budget; to overrun the budget; to have a deficit; to have a secret revealed
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
queue jumping; breaking into a line; muscling in on; interrupt
suddenly (appear, stick out); abruptly; (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly; suddenly (stand up)
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
to increase; to add to; to augment
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
influence; clout; leverage
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
penal servitude; serving time in prison; military service; forced labor; compulsory service
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
public and private; official and personal; government and people
to be flexible; to be accommodating
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
horizon (related to bodies of water)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
field survey; field work (research); on-the-spot investigation
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
physiological phenomenon; physiological response
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
environment; circumstance