exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
to abbreviate; to abridge; to omit; to leave out; to take; to capture
for your information; I'm telling you
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
even monkeys fall from trees; anyone can make a mistake; pride comes before a fall; even Homer sometimes nods
teaching your grandmother to suck eggs; teaching something to someone who knows more than you; preaching to the choir; (lit.) lecturing to the Buddha
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
attendance; presence; appearance
(doing) karaoke by oneself
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; wasting time; waste of time
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
several people; a few people
feeling of a house or a room
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind
to manage something successfully; to be successful
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
close; intimate; on good terms
server; (cake) server; (water) dispenser; server (tennis, volleyball, etc.)
tone deafness; amusia; having no ear for music; having no sense of (e.g. direction); being hopeless when it comes to (e.g. computers); -illiterate
firm; strong; solid; stable
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly