in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
light seasoning; mild flavour; bland taste
strongish; somewhat strong
polish; improvement; burnishing
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
to fall down with a "plop"
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
to be impressed; to greatly admire
calm; composed; leisurely
feel on the tongue (of food or drink); texture
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
boastful speech; bragging
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
strict; hidebound; inflexible; being a stickler for the rules; sticking hard and fast to the rules
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
preface; introduction; preamble
strong and weak points; likes and dislikes; strengths and weaknesses
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
in this way; along these lines; similarly
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
stepping back; drawing back
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
(arch.) arm (esp. upper arm); counter used to measure the thickness of round objects
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped