to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
to fall for a trick; to be taken in; to play into the hands (of)
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
wildness (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished
(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.
light brown; golden brown
sunshine; dry weather; luster; lustre
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
never mind!; don't worry about it
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
father; dad; husband; you; he
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
complete stranger; total stranger
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance