incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
to remain in memory (of sounds and words); to linger in one's ears
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
looks; personal appearance; features
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
process; course; mechanism
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
settlement; solution; resolution
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
personal; individual; private
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
in the same manner as before; the same as always
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
weak-willed; easily pressured; pushover
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
evening; night; nighttime
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
curtain; hanging; bunting
another dimension; different level; whole other level
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
comparatively; quite; rather; rate; ratio; percentage
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
national character; regional character
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp