to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
to say; to tell; to state; to do
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
to remember; to keep in mind
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
circulation; dissemination
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
eccentric; crank; oddball
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
observation; survey; watching
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
(school) girlish taste (for things that are sweet, cute, romantic, etc.); interest in young girls (rather than adult women)
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
clearing one's throat; cough
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
in succession; one by one
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
what with this and that; for a number of reasons